Usage note
种类指不同的事物类型,比如水果有很多种类。
Zhǒnglèi zhǐ bùtóng de shìwù lèixíng, bǐrú shuǐguǒ yǒu hěn duō zhǒnglèi.
Category refers to different types of things, like fruits have many categories.
种类指不同的事物类型,比如水果有很多种类。
Zhǒnglèi zhǐ bùtóng de shìwù lèixíng, bǐrú shuǐguǒ yǒu hěn duō zhǒnglèi.
Category refers to different types of things, like fruits have many categories.
在超市里,你可以看到各种种类的零食。
Zài chāoshì lǐ, nǐ kěyǐ kàn dào gè zhǒng zhǒnglèi de língshí.
In the supermarket, you can see various categories of snacks.
类型 is very close in meaning to 种类, both mean kind or type.
品种 is often used for plants or animals, while 种类 is more general.
分类 is the action of sorting into 种类 (categories).