类似

類似

lèisì

adjective HSK 3 #2,235

Meanings

1 similar; analogous
2 resembling

Characters

similar; to resemble

Examples

我以前遇到过类似的情况。

Wǒ yǐqián yùdào guò lèisì de qíngkuàng.

I've encountered a similar situation before.

他们的想法很类似。

Tāmen de xiǎngfǎ hěn lèisì.

Their ideas are very similar.

类似的事件不能再发生了。

Lèisì de shìjiàn bùnéng zài fāshēng le.

Similar incidents cannot happen again.

Tips

usage

类似 is more formal than 相似 (xiāngsì). 类似 focuses on 'same category/type,' while 相似 focuses on 'looking/seeming alike.'

Stroke Order

类 lèi

似 sì