族类

族類
zúlèi
noun #32,357

Meanings

  1. 1 clan
  2. 2 race
  3. 3 kind
  4. 4 one's own kind

Examples

Fēi wǒ zúlèi, qí xīn bì yì.
Those not of our kind will inevitably differ in heart.
Tā hé nà qún rén bù shì yīgè zúlèi.
He's not the same kind of person as that crowd.

Tips

history
The famous line 族类 ('those not of our kind, their hearts must be different') comes from 《左传·》, originally a warning about non-Zhou peoples. It's been weaponized through history for tribalism and is now often quoted ironically or critically.

Stroke Order

lèi