物以类聚，人以群分 物以類聚，人以群分
物以类聚，人以群分 物以類聚，人以群分 wù yǐ lèi jù , rén yǐ qún fēn ㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄌㄟˋ ㄐㄩˋ , ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˇ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄈㄣ mat6 ji5 leoi6 zeoi6 ，jan4 ji5 kwan4 fan1
- Similar things group together, similar people fit together (idiom); Birds of a feather flock together.
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物
- 事物 shì wù ㄕˋ ㄨˋ si6 mat6 thing; object
- 人物 rén wù ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˋ jan4 mat6 person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance)
- 作物 zuò wù ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨˋ zok3 mat6 crop
- 刊物 kān wù ㄎㄢ ㄨˋ hon1 mat6 publication
- 动物 動物 dòng wù ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄨˋ dung6 mat6 animal
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- 古物 gǔ wù ㄍㄨˇ ㄨˋ gu2 mat6 antique
- 实物 實物 shí wù ㄕˊ ㄨˋ sat6 mat6 material object
- 宠物 寵物 chǒng wù ㄔㄨㄥˇ ㄨˋ cung2 mat6 house pet
- 废物 廢物 fèi wù ㄈㄟˋ ㄨˋ fai3 mat6 rubbish; waste material
- 怪物 guài wu ㄍㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄨ gwaai3 mat6 monster
- 文物 wén wù ㄨㄣˊ ㄨˋ man4 mat6 cultural relic
- 景物 jǐng wù ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄨˋ ging2 mat6 scenery
- 植物 zhí wù ㄓˊ ㄨˋ zik6 mat6 plant
- 物价 物價 wù jià ㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ mat6 gaa3 (commodity) prices
- 物品 wù pǐn ㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄣˇ mat6 ban2 articles; goods
- 物业 物業 wù yè ㄨˋ ㄧㄝˋ mat6 jip6 property
- 物流 wù liú ㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ mat6 lau4 distribution (business)
- 物理 wù lǐ ㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ mat6 lei5 physics
- 物产 物產 wù chǎn ㄨˋ ㄔㄢˇ mat6 caan2 products
- 物证 物證 wù zhèng ㄨˋ ㄓㄥˋ mat6 zing3 material evidence
以
- 予以 yǔ yǐ ㄩˇ ㄧˇ jyu5 ji5 to give
- 以上 yǐ shàng ㄧˇ ㄕㄤˋ ji5 soeng6 that level or higher; that amount or more
- 以下 yǐ xià ㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ji5 haa6 that level or lower
- 以来 以來 yǐ lái ㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ ji5 loi4 since (used after a specified time or event)
- 以便 yǐ biàn ㄧˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ji5 bin6 so that
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- 以免 yǐ miǎn ㄧˇ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ji5 min5 in order to avoid
- 以内 以內 yǐ nèi ㄧˇ ㄋㄟˋ ji5 noi6 within
- 以前 yǐ qián ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ji5 cin4 before
- 以及 yǐ jí ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˊ ji5 kap6 and; as well as
- 以外 yǐ wài ㄧˇ ㄨㄞˋ ji5 ngoi6 apart from
- 以往 yǐ wǎng ㄧˇ ㄨㄤˇ ji5 wong5 in the past; formerly
- 以后 以後 yǐ hòu ㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ ji5 hau6 after
- 以为 以為 yǐ wéi ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ ji5 wai4 to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
- 以至 yǐ zhì ㄧˇ ㄓˋ ji5 zi3 down to
- 以致 yǐ zhì ㄧˇ ㄓˋ ji5 zi3 to such an extent as to
- 加以 jiā yǐ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄧˇ gaa1 ji5 (formal) to apply; to carry out; to take action to (do sth) (used before a disyllabic verb, indicating that the action is directed at sth previously mentioned, e.g. 加以说明); to apply (restrictions etc); to give (support, consideration etc)
- 可以 kě yǐ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇ ho2 ji5 can
- 得以 dé yǐ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˇ dak1 ji5 able to
- 所以 suǒ yǐ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ so2 ji5 therefore
- 足以 zú yǐ ㄗㄨˊ ㄧˇ zuk1 ji5 sufficient to...
类 類
- 之类 之類 zhī lèi ㄓ ㄌㄟˋ zi1 leoi6 and so on
- 人类 人類 rén lèi ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄟˋ jan4 leoi6 humanity
- 分类 分類 fēn lèi ㄈㄣ ㄌㄟˋ fan1 leoi6 to classify
- 同类 同類 tóng lèi ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄟˋ tung4 leoi6 similar
- 种类 種類 zhǒng lèi ㄓㄨㄥˇ ㄌㄟˋ zung2 leoi6 kind
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- 类似 類似 lèi sì ㄌㄟˋ ㄙˋ leoi6 ci5 similar; analogous
- 类别 類別 lèi bié ㄌㄟˋ ㄅㄧㄝˊ leoi6 bit6 classification
- 类型 類型 lèi xíng ㄌㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ leoi6 jing4 type; kind; category
- 诸如此类 諸如此類 zhū rú cǐ lèi ㄓㄨ ㄖㄨˊ ㄘˇ ㄌㄟˋ zyu1 jyu4 ci2 leoi6 things like this (idiom); and so on
- 一类 一類 yī lèi ㄧ ㄌㄟˋ jat1 leoi6 same type
- 亚类 亞類 yà lèi ㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄟˋ aa3 leoi6 subtype
- 刀类 刀類 dāo lèi ㄉㄠ ㄌㄟˋ dou1 leoi6 knives
- 另类 另類 lìng lèi ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄟˋ ling6 leoi6 offbeat
- 各类 各類 gè lèi ㄍㄜˋ ㄌㄟˋ gok3 leoi6 all categories
- 品类 品類 pǐn lèi ㄆㄧㄣˇ ㄌㄟˋ ban2 leoi6 category
- 噍类 噍類 jiào lèi ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄟˋ ziu6 leoi6 a living being (esp. human)
- 大类 大類 dà lèi ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄟˋ daai6 leoi6 main type
- 败类 敗類 bài lèi ㄅㄞˋ ㄌㄟˋ baai6 leoi6 scum of a community
- 族类 族類 zú lèi ㄗㄨˊ ㄌㄟˋ zuk6 leoi6 clan
- 此类 此類 cǐ lèi ㄘˇ ㄌㄟˋ ci2 leoi6 this kind
聚
- 凝聚 níng jù ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄩˋ jing4 zeoi6 to condense
- 汇聚 匯聚 huì jù ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄩˋ wui6 zeoi6 convergence
- 团聚 團聚 tuán jù ㄊㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄩˋ tyun4 zeoi6 to reunite
- 欢聚 歡聚 huān jù ㄏㄨㄢ ㄐㄩˋ fun1 zeoi6 to get together socially
- 聚会 聚會 jù huì ㄐㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ zeoi6 wui6 party
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- 聚集 jù jí ㄐㄩˋ ㄐㄧˊ zeoi6 zaap6 to assemble; to gather
- 聚餐 jù cān ㄐㄩˋ ㄘㄢ zeoi6 caan1 communal meal
- 聚精会神 聚精會神 jù jīng huì shén ㄐㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄣˊ zeoi6 zing1 wui6 san4 to concentrate one's attention (idiom)
- 攒聚 攢聚 cuán jù ㄘㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄩˋ cyun4 zeoi6 to gather
- 相聚 xiāng jù ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄩˋ soeng1 zeoi6 to meet together
- 积聚 積聚 jī jù ㄐㄧ ㄐㄩˋ zik1 zeoi6 to coalesce
- 粘聚 nián jù ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄩˋ nim1 zeoi6 to cohere
- 群聚 qún jù ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄐㄩˋ kwan4 zeoi6 to gather
- 聚伙 jù huǒ ㄐㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ zeoi6 fo2 to gather a crowd
- 聚光 jù guāng ㄐㄩˋ ㄍㄨㄤ zeoi6 gwong1 to focus light (e.g. in theater)
- 聚友 Jù yǒu ㄐㄩˋ ㄧㄡˇ zeoi6 jau5 MySpace (social networking website)
- 聚合 jù hé ㄐㄩˋ ㄏㄜˊ zeoi6 hap6 to come together (to form sth)
- 聚居 jù jū ㄐㄩˋ ㄐㄩ zeoi6 geoi1 to inhabit a region (esp. ethnic group)
- 聚拢 聚攏 jù lǒng ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄨㄥˇ zeoi6 lung5 to gather together
- 聚散 jù sàn ㄐㄩˋ ㄙㄢˋ zeoi6 saan3 coming together and separating
Idioms with these characters
- 博物洽闻 博物洽聞 bó wù qià wén ㄅㄛˊ ㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄚˋ ㄨㄣˊ bok3 mat6 hap6 man4 to have a wide knowledge of many subjects (idiom)
- 残民害物 殘民害物 cán mín hài wù ㄘㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄨˋ caan4 man4 hoi6 mat6 to harm people and damage property (idiom)
- 待人接物 dài rén jiē wù ㄉㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄨˋ doi6 jan4 zip3 mat6 (idiom) to interact with people
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- 地大物博 dì dà wù bó ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄨˋ ㄅㄛˊ dei6 daai6 mat6 bok3 vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)
- 睹物思人 dǔ wù sī rén ㄉㄨˇ ㄨˋ ㄙ ㄖㄣˊ dou2 mat6 si1 jan4 (idiom) to fondly remember a person on seeing sth one associates with them
- 风云人物 風雲人物 fēng yún rén wù ㄈㄥ ㄩㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˋ fung1 wan4 jan4 mat6 the man (or woman) of the moment (idiom)
- 格物致知 gé wù zhì zhī ㄍㄜˊ ㄨˋ ㄓˋ ㄓ gaak3 mat6 zi3 zi1 to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom); pursuing knowledge to the end
- 厚德载物 厚德載物 hòu dé zài wù ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄨˋ hau5 dak1 zoi3 mat6 with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)
- 价廉物美 價廉物美 jià lián wù měi ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄨˋ ㄇㄟˇ gaa3 lim4 mat6 mei5 inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
- 空洞无物 空洞無物 kōng dòng wú wù ㄎㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄨˊ ㄨˋ hung1 dung6 mou4 mat6 empty cave, nothing there (idiom); devoid of substance
- 卑以自牧 bēi yǐ zì mù ㄅㄟ ㄧˇ ㄗˋ ㄇㄨˋ bei1 ji5 zi6 muk6 (idiom) to conduct oneself humbly; modest
- 不以为然 不以為然 bù yǐ wéi rán ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄢˊ bat1 ji5 wai6 jin4 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
- 不知所以 bù zhī suǒ yǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ bat1 zi1 so2 ji5 (idiom) to not know the reason
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- 持之以恒 持之以恆 chí zhī yǐ héng ㄔˊ ㄓ ㄧˇ ㄏㄥˊ ci4 zi1 ji5 hang4 to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
- 好整以暇 hào zhěng yǐ xiá ㄏㄠˋ ㄓㄥˇ ㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˊ hou2 zing2 ji5 haa6 to be calm and unruffled in the midst of chaos or at a busy time (idiom)
- 俭以养廉 儉以養廉 jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧˇ ㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ gim6 ji5 joeng5 lim4 (idiom) frugality makes honesty
- 宽以待人 寬以待人 kuān yǐ dài rén ㄎㄨㄢ ㄧˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ fun1 ji5 doi6 jan4 to be lenient with others (idiom)
- 聊以自慰 liáo yǐ zì wèi ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄧˇ ㄗˋ ㄨㄟˋ liu4 ji5 zi6 wai3 to find some consolation (idiom)
- 梦寐以求 夢寐以求 mèng mèi yǐ qiú ㄇㄥˋ ㄇㄟˋ ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ mung6 mei6 ji5 kau4 lit. to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom)
- 难以启齿 難以啟齒 nán yǐ qǐ chǐ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄔˇ naan4 ji5 kai2 ci2 to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom)
- 出类拔萃 出類拔萃 chū lèi bá cuì ㄔㄨ ㄌㄟˋ ㄅㄚˊ ㄘㄨㄟˋ ceot1 leoi6 bat6 seoi6 to excel the common (idiom); surpassing
- 分门别类 分門別類 fēn mén bié lèi ㄈㄣ ㄇㄣˊ ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄟˋ fan1 mun4 bit6 leoi6 (idiom) to organize by categories; to classify
- 画虎类犬 畫虎類犬 huà hǔ lèi quǎn ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄌㄟˋ ㄑㄩㄢˇ waak6 fu2 leoi6 hyun2 to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom)
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- 刻鹄类鹜 刻鵠類鶩 kè hú lèi wù ㄎㄜˋ ㄏㄨˊ ㄌㄟˋ ㄨˋ hak1 huk6 leoi6 mou6 to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom)
- 物以类聚 物以類聚 wù yǐ lèi jù ㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄌㄟˋ ㄐㄩˋ mat6 ji5 leoi6 zeoi6 similar things come together (idiom); like draws like
- 诸如此类 諸如此類 zhū rú cǐ lèi ㄓㄨ ㄖㄨˊ ㄘˇ ㄌㄟˋ zyu1 jyu4 ci2 leoi6 things like this (idiom); and so on
- 聚精会神 聚精會神 jù jīng huì shén ㄐㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄣˊ zeoi6 zing1 wui6 san4 to concentrate one's attention (idiom)
- 聚沙成塔 jù shā chéng tǎ ㄐㄩˋ ㄕㄚ ㄔㄥˊ ㄊㄚˇ zeoi6 saa1 sing4 taap3 lit. many sand grains accumulate to form a tower (idiom)
- 聚讼纷纭 聚訟紛紜 jù sòng fēn yún ㄐㄩˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄈㄣ ㄩㄣˊ zeoi6 zung6 fan1 wan4 (of a body of people) to offer all kinds of different opinions (idiom)
Example sentences
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物以类聚 物以類聚 ， 人 以 群 分 。
Birds of a feather flock together.
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