种类

• 拼音: zhǒng lèi
• 汉字拆解: 种 = 禾 (grain) + 中 (middle), variety/strain of plant; 类 = 米 (grain) + 大 + 犬, to group/categorise

含义

Type; kind; variety; category. Used to classify things into different groups based on shared characteristics.

A common noun used with 多种 (many kinds), 各种 (various kinds), 不同种类 (different types). 种类繁多 is a set phrase meaning 'of great variety'. Used across all registers in everyday conversation, academic writing, and commerce.

例句

1. 这家超市出售的水果种类非常多，四季都有不同的选择。
2. 市场上的电子产品种类繁多，消费者很难做出选择。
3. 不同种类的运动对身体的锻炼效果是不一样的。

用法指南

语境: everyday, commerce, science

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 请问你们这里有哪些种类的咖啡？(What kinds of coffee do you have here?)
• 这本书介绍了多种类型的学习方法，值得一读。(This book introduces multiple types of study methods and is worth reading.)

错误说法

• 把'种类'和'种'混用来计量具体物品 (Don't use 种类 as a measure word for counting individual items — use 种 alone as a measure word: 三种颜色 (three colours); 种类 is a noun meaning 'the category itself')

起源与历史

From 种 (variety/type, 禾 grain + 中 middle — referring to different strains of grain) and 类 (category, 米 rice + 大 big + 犬 dog, grouping similar things together).

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal