Chinese Grammar Bank
HOW TO USE 之类的
“之类的” means the same as “etc.” in English.
You can use it anytime you want to say “like this,” “and so on,” or “and stuff like that.”
You can also use “之类的“ to describe verbs, situations, and abstract things in addition to just nouns.
HOW TO USE 之类的 | STRUCTURE
So as in English, this grammar point is used to express a series of the same things.
For example, you can say:
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我喜欢脆的食物，比如薯片之类的。
wǒ xǐ huān cuì de shí wù，bǐ rú shǔ piàn zhī lèi de I like crispy food like chips or something like that. |
So “之类的” here refers to the same category of snacks as chips. In practice, you can also collocate “像“ with “之类的” to make the sentence more complete.
PATTERNS
像 ⋯⋯ 之类的 + Category
⋯⋯ 之类的 + Category
HOW TO USE 之类的 | EXAMPLES
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FAQs
How to pronounce 之类的?
之类的 is pronounced ‘zhī lèi de’.
How is 之类的 used in Chinese?
“之类的” means basically the same as “etc.” in English.
You can use it anytime you want to say “like this,” “and so on,” or “and stuff like that.”
And you can use “之类的“ to describe verbs, situations, and abstract stuff in addition to just nouns.
The sentence structure should be:
像 ⋯⋯ 之类的 + [Category]
OR
⋯⋯ 之类的 + [Category]
What are some examples with 之类的?
她很擅长人类学之类的人文学科。
tā hěn shàn zhǎng rén lèi xué zhī lèi de rén
wénxuékē
She is pretty good at humanities like anthropology.
这个实验还受到温度、时间之类的因素影响。
zhè gè shí yàn hái shòu dào wēn dù 、shí jiān zhī lèi de yīn sù yǐng xiǎng
This experiment is also affected by factors such as
temperature and time.
她很喜欢网球、羽毛球之类的球类运动。
tā hěn xǐ huān wǎng qiú , yǔ máo qiú zhī lèi de qiú lèi yùn dòng
She likes ball games such as tennis and badminton.
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