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* 你 喜欢 看《西游记》<em>之类的</em> 电影 吗?<span class="trans">Does he like to watch movies like "Journey into the West"? </span>
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* 你 喜欢 看《西游记》<em>之类的</em> 电影 吗?<span class="pinyin">Nǐ xǐhuān kàn “Xī Yóujì” <em>zhī lèi de</em> diànyǐng ma?</span><span class="trans">Does he like to watch movies like "Journey into the West"? </span>
* 一看就知道她很有钱,穿的 都 是 Gucci, Chanel <em>之类的</em> 衣服。<span class="trans">You will realize that she's very rich as you see her. All of her clothes are brands like Gucci and Chanel.</span>
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* 一看就知道她很有钱,穿的 都 是 Gucci, Chanel <em>之类的</em> 衣服。<span class="pinyin">Yī kàn jiù zhīdào tā hěn yǒu qián, chuān de dōu shì Gucci, Chanel <em>zhī lèi de</em> yīfú.</span><span class="trans">You will realize that she's very rich as you see her. All of her clothes are brands like Gucci and Chanel.</span>
  
 
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Revision as of 16:52, 22 December 2014

之类的 can be translated as "and so on" or "and stuff like that." As in English, this grammar point is used to continue a list without explicitly mentioning further items within it.

Used with 像

Structure

像 + [items] + 之类的

Examples

  • 越 来 越 多 的 人 不 吃 洋 快餐,像 KFC 之类的Yuè lái yuè duō de rén bù chī yáng kuàicān, xiàng KFC zhī lèi de.More and more people don't eat foreign fast food, like KFC and stuff like that.
  • 我 喜欢 呆 在 大 城市,像 上海、香港 之类的Wǒ xǐhuān dāi zài dà chéngshì, xiàng Shànghǎi, Xiānggǎng zhī lèi de.I like to stay in big cities like Shanghai, Hong Kong, and places like that.
  • 他 喜欢 谈论 漂亮 的 女 明星,像 章子怡、张柏芝 之类的Tā xǐhuān tánlùn piàoliang de nǚ míngxīng, xiàng Zhāng Ziyí, Zhāng Bǎizhī zhī lèi de.He likes to talk about pretty actresses like Zhang Ziyi, Zhang Baizhi, and people like that.

Used without 像

The 像 in the sentence can also be left out.

Structure

[items] + 之类的 + Noun

Examples

  • 你 喜欢 看《西游记》之类的 电影 吗?Nǐ xǐhuān kàn “Xī Yóujì” zhī lèi de diànyǐng ma?Does he like to watch movies like "Journey into the West"?
  • 一看就知道她很有钱,穿的 都 是 Gucci, Chanel 之类的 衣服。Yī kàn jiù zhīdào tā hěn yǒu qián, chuān de dōu shì Gucci, Chanel zhī lèi de yīfú.You will realize that she's very rich as you see her. All of her clothes are brands like Gucci and Chanel.

See also

Sources and further reading

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