How common it is
分类 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say fēn lèi slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
分类表示按照类别分开。
fēn lèi biǎo shì àn zhào lèi bié fēn kāi。
分类 means to sort things into categories.
Context note
分类常用于整理、学习和数据。
fēn lèi cháng yòng yú zhěng lǐ 、 xué xí hé shù jù。
It is often used with organizing, learning, and data.
5 examples
请把这些书分类。
qǐng bǎ zhè xiē shū fēn lèi。
Please classify these books.
垃圾要分类处理。
lā jī yào fēn lèi chǔ lǐ。
Trash should be sorted and handled separately.
老师教我们分类单词。
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men fēn lèi dān cí。
The teacher taught us to classify words.
这个表格已经分类好了。
zhè ge biǎo gé yǐ jīng fēn lèi hǎo le。
This table has already been categorized.
分类可以帮助我们整理。
fēn lèi kě yǐ bāng zhù wǒ men zhěng lǐ。
Classification can help us organize.
5 mini stories
学生们把图片分类放好。
xué shēng men bǎ tú piàn fēn lèi fàng hǎo。
The students sorted the pictures into categories.
她喜欢用颜色来分类文件。
tā xǐ huan yòng yán sè lái fēn lèi wén jiàn。
She likes to classify documents by color.
老师让大家学会分类思考。
lǎo shī ràng dà jiā xué huì fēn lèi sī kǎo。
The teacher asked everyone to learn to think by categories.
商店把商品分类摆放。
shāng diàn bǎ shāng pǐn fēn lèi bǎi fàng。
The store arranged the products by category.
分类之后，找东西就更快了。
fēn lèi zhī hòu， zhǎo dōng xī jiù gèng kuài le。
After sorting, it became easier to find things.