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類

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Mandarin · pinyin lèi

kind; type; class; category
(classifier) kind; type
(bound form) to resemble; to be similar to

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类: lèi · class, group, kind, category

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4 · lei4

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leoi6

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character

class; group; kind; category
Classifier for types of things: type, kind, sort
(set theory) class
(object-oriented programming) class

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