分门别类

分門別類

fēnmén-biélèi

idiom #41,496

Meanings

1 to sort into categories
2 to classify by kind; to organize systematically

Characters

gate; branch; category

Examples

请把文件分门别类地整理好。

Qǐng bǎ wénjiàn fēnménbiélèi de zhěnglǐ hǎo.

Please sort the documents into categories.

图书馆将书籍分门别类。

Túshūguǎn jiāng shūjí fēnménbiélèi.

The library classifies books by category.

把资料分门别类存档。

Bǎ zīliào fēnménbiélèi cúndàng.

File the materials by category.

Tips

memory

门 ('gate/branch') and 类 ('kind/class') both mean 'category' here — the idiom pairs two near-synonyms to intensify the sense of careful sorting. Think: 'by gate and by kind'.

Stroke Order

分 fēn

门 mén

别 bié

类 lèi