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45 words
Chinese word
诸如此类
Pronunciation
Pinyinzhū rú cǐ lèi
Meaning
- adjectivesuch
Example
我们不要讨论诸如此类的细节。wǒ men bú yào tǎo lùn zhū rú cǐ lèi de xì jié
We do not discuss such details.
More examples
会议上提到了诸如此类的事，大家都很关注。huì yì shàng tí dào le zhū rú cǐ lèi de shì dà jiā dōu hěn guān zhù
Such matters were mentioned at the meeting, and everyone was very interested.
Core concept
A broad label gathers examples and other things that belong to the same kind.
Common phrases
诸如此类的事zhū rú cǐ lèi de shì
such matters
诸如此类的情况zhū rú cǐ lèi de qíng kuàng
such situations
诸如此类的问题zhū rú cǐ lèi de wèn tí
such problems
Similar words
之类的zhī lèi de: Describing things of the sort just mentioned, especially after examples or before a noun.
类似的lèi sì de: Describing something that shares similar qualities or features with something else.
同类的tóng lèi de: Describing something belonging to the same type or group as something else.
Definition in Chinese
表示与所指事物同一类或性质相近的事物，用来泛指不想逐一列举的例子，常作定语或在列举后作概括性总结。biǎo shì yǔ suó zhǐ shì wù tóng yí lèi huò xìng zhì xiāng jìn de shì wù yòng lái fàn zhǐ bù xiǎng zhú yí liè jǔ de lì zi cháng zuò dìng yǔ huò zài liè jǔ hòu zuò gài kuò xìng zǒng jié
Word origin
诸如此类 (zhūrúcǐlèi, "things of this kind") joins 诸如 (zhūrú, "such as") with 此类 (cǐlèi, "this kind"), creating a compact way to extend a few examples to their larger group.
Usage tips
- This expression works in both speech and writing, although it sounds more formal than casual alternatives used to end an informal list.
Other meanings
- similaradjective
Opposites
- 独一无二的dú yì wú èr deuniqueadjective
- 截然不同的jié rán bù tóng decompletely differentadjective