zhū诸variousrú如likecǐ此thislèi类kind
and so on; things of that sort
Literal meaning
various (诸) — like (如) — this (此) — kind (类)
Origin
A classical four-character phrase used to indicate that there are more similar examples.
Examples
Tā他xǐ喜huan欢chàng唱gē歌、tiào跳wǔ舞、zhū诸rú如cǐ此lèi类。
He likes singing, dancing, and things like that.
Zhè这ge个wèn问tí题yǒu有hěn很duō多fāng方miàn面，lì例rú如jīng经jì济、wén文huà化、zhū诸rú如cǐ此lèi类。
This problem has many aspects, such as economic, cultural, and so on.
Usage & nuances
Used to avoid listing all the examples.
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