Difference between revisions of "Expressing "stuff like that" with "zhileide""

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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="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">One look and you can tell she's rich. 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="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 05:35, 22 August 2013

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

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