同 类

tónglèi

adjectivenounHSK 7-9

“Similar” in Chinese is 同类 (tónglèi).

Meaning

similar
same type
alike

Example

同类不相残。

A dog does not eat a dog.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

tóngHSK 16 strokeslike lèiHSK 39 strokeskind; type; class; category

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