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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> | + | * 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> | + | * 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
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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.
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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 。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 。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 。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?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。You will realize that she's very rich as you see her. All of her clothes are brands like Gucci and Chanel.
See also
- Non-exhaustive lists with "dengdeng"
- Ending a Non-Exhaustive List with "shenme de"
- Listing Things with "a"
Sources and further reading
Books
- 卓越汉语-公司实战篇 (pp. 105-6) →buy