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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

种类

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhǒnglèi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Kind/kaɪnd/
nounadjectiveCEFR A1 (Beginner)Top #250 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"市场上有许多种类的水果。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A group of people or things having similar characteristics.

    "There are many kinds of fruit available at the market."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having a friendly, generous, and considerate nature.

    "She is very kind to everyone she meets."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'gecynde', meaning native, natural, or of a particular nature, stemming from the Proto-Germanic '*kundijaz'. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from innate character or natural disposition to the exhibition of a benevolent and affectionate nature toward others.

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