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

HSK 3

请把文件分门别类地整理好。

Qǐng bǎ wénjiàn fēnmén-biélèi de zhěnglǐ hǎo.

Please sort the documents into categories.

HSK 6

把资料分门别类存档。

Bǎ zīliào fēnmén-biélèi cúndàng.

File the materials by category.

HSK 7-9

图书馆将书籍分门别类。

Túshūguǎn jiāng shūjí fēnmén-biélèi.

The library classifies books 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