# 之类 (zhīlèi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 之类 (zhīlèi) means “and so on; and the like; such as”. It is part of the HSK 6 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: and so on; and the like; such as
- Pinyin: zhīlèi (zhi1 lei4)
- Traditional: 之類
- HSK 3.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他喜欢读小说、诗歌之类的书。
  Tā xǐhuan dú xiǎoshuō, shīgē zhīlèi de shū.
  He likes reading novels, poetry, and so on.

## Characters

- [之](https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-possessive-marker/) (zhī): (particle) possessive marker; him, her, it
- [类](https://hanziro.com/word/lei-kind/) (lèi): kind; type

https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-lei-and-so-on/

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