种 (zhǒng) — kind; type; species; seed.
Real origin: Grain 禾 + 中 zhōng for the sound: seeds of every kind.
Example sentences with 种:
- 我要这种。 — Wǒ yào zhè zhǒng. — I want this kind.
- 商店里有三种苹果。 — Shāng diàn lǐ yǒu sān zhǒng píng guǒ. — The shop has three kinds of apples.
- 我喜欢这种茶。 — Wǒ xǐhuān zhè zhǒng chá. — I like this kind of tea.
- 这两种笔，哪种更好？ — Zhè liǎng zhǒng bǐ, nǎ zhǒng gèng hǎo? — Of these two kinds of pens, which is better?
- 这种动物很少见。 — Zhè zhǒng dòngwù hěn shǎojiàn. — This species of animal is rare.
- 你有这种书吗？ — Nǐ yǒu zhè zhǒng shū ma? — Do you have this kind of book?
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