分类 (fēnlèi, "to classify, to sort") · HSK vocabulary

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Examples

请把垃圾分类投放。
Please sort the garbage before disposing of it.
图书馆把书按主题分类。
The library classifies books by subject.

Collocations

垃圾分类分类整理分类管理科学分类

Mnemonic

分 fēn "to divide" + 类 lèi "kind": to divide by kind, i.e. to classify, to sort. 垃圾分类 = garbage sorting, 分类整理 = to sort and organize. Related to 类型 (type). Opposite of 混合 (to mix).

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