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种 zhǒng

type (kind; measure word)

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 3
Radical
禾
Traditional
種
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 禾中 ⿰禾中

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  1. 这是一种新的水果。
    Zhè shì yì zhǒng xīn de shuǐguǒ.
    This is a new type of fruit.
    this is one (measure) new (particle) fruit
  2. 你喜欢哪种颜色？
    Nǐ xǐhuan nǎ zhǒng yánsè?
    Which color do you like?
    you like which (measure) color
  3. 我们试试这种新的方法吧。
    Wǒmen shìshi zhè zhǒng xīn de fāngfǎ ba.
    Let's try this new method.
    we try-a-bit this (measure) new (particle) method (particle-suggestion)
  4. 这种情况不太常见。
    Zhè zhǒng qíngkuàng bú tài chángjiàn.
    This kind of situation isn't very common.
    this (measure) situation not too common
  5. 春天的时候农民在地里种了很多种蔬菜。
    Chūntiān de shíhou nóngmín zài dì lǐ zhòng le hěn duō zhǒng shūcài.
    In spring, the farmers planted many kinds of vegetables in the field.
    spring (particle) time farmer at field-inside plant (particle) very many kind vegetable

Words with 种 (10)