类似

類似

lèisì

adjective HSK 5 #2,235

Meanings

HSK 4

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.

HSK 4

他们的想法很类似。

Tāmen de xiǎngfǎ hěn lèisì.

Their ideas are very similar.

HSK 5

类似的事件不能再发生了。

Lèisì de shìjiàn bùnéng zài fāshēng le.

Similar incidents cannot happen again.

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.'

类 lèi

似 sì