分类 (fēn lèi) — to classify, to categorize

Definition

分类 means 'to sort/categorize things into groups' by some rule. Unlike 属于 (states a class) or 分级 (ranks by level), it emphasizes the act of dividing items into categories.

verb
to classifyto categorize

Examples

  • 分类
    Qǐng bǎ zhè xiē wén jiàn fēn lèi yí xià.
    Please classify these files.
  • 分类
    Xué dān cí de shí hou yào fēn lèi jì yì.
    You should classify your memory when learning vocabulary.
  • 分类
    Lā jī xū yào fēn lèi cái néng chǔ lǐ.
    Garbage needs to be sorted before it can be processed.

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