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title: "Leibie Meaning: 类别 (lèibié) Means “category”"
description: "类别 (traditional 類別, lèibié) means “category; class”. Hear its tones, see what 类 and 别 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/leibie"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 类别 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

类别 lèibié

## category; class

## Its characters

1. 类 lèi kind
2. 别 bié category

## In a sentence

这些书已经按类别放好了。 These books have been arranged by category.

[More about 类别](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%B1%BB%E5%88%AB)

## More words with 类 or 别

- [别的 biéde](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biede)
- [别人 biéren](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bieren)
- [别墅 biéshù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bieshu)
- [别说 biéshuō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bieshuo)
- [差别 chābié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chabie)
- [分别 fēnbié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenbie)
- [分类 fēnlèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenlei)
- [告别 gàobié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaobie)
- [个别 gèbié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gebie)
- [级别 jíbié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jibie)

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