种 (zhǒng): Chinese measure word
How to use 种 (zhǒng), the Chinese measure word for kinds and types: example nouns with pinyin, sentences and common mistakes.
Last updated 2026-10-30
种
zhǒng
kinds and types
What it's used for
种 means “kind” or “type”: 这种水果 (this kind of fruit), 很多种茶 (many kinds of tea). It's also used for feelings and methods: 一种感觉 (a feeling), 一种方法 (a method).
Common nouns with 种
- 一种话 yì zhǒng huà words; speech
- 一种药 yì zhǒng yào medicine
- 一种感觉 yì zhǒng gǎn jué feeling
- 一种食物 yì zhǒng shí wù food
- 一种味道 yì zhǒng wèi dao flavor
- 一种行为 yì zhǒng xíng wéi action
- 一种颜色 yì zhǒng yán sè color
- 一种自由 yì zhǒng zì yóu freedom
- 一种作用 yì zhǒng zuò yòng action
- 一种保护 yì zhǒng bǎo hù protection
- 一种彩色 yì zhǒng cǎi sè color
- 一种个性 yì zhǒng gè xìng individuality
- 一种美术 yì zhǒng měi shù art
- 一种气候 yì zhǒng qì hòu (meteorology) climate
- 一种情感 yì zhǒng qíng gǎn feeling
- 一种食品 yì zhǒng shí pǐn foodstuff
Example sentences
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这种水果很甜。
Zhè zhǒng shuǐ guǒ hěn tián.
This kind of fruit is very sweet.
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商店里有很多种茶。
Shāng diàn lǐ yǒu hěn duō zhǒng chá.
The shop has many kinds of tea.
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我不喜欢这种感觉。
Wǒ bù xǐ huan zhè zhǒng gǎn jué.
I don't like this feeling.
Common mistake
种 counts kinds, not individual things: 三种苹果 is three kinds of apples, not three apples (三个苹果).
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