and so on; things like; et cetera
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesparticle
and so on; things like that; and the like; et cetera
informalUsed after a noun, noun phrase, or list of items to indicate that similar items are included without listing them all. Common in spoken Chinese at the end of a sentence or clause.
Tā他
jiù就
xǐ喜
huan欢
kàn看
wén文
yì艺
zuò作
pǐn品
shén什
me么
de的
。
He just likes reading literary works and things like that.
Xiū修
xiu修
jī机
qì器
，
huà画
ge个
tú图
yàng样
shén什
me么
de的
，
tā他
dōu都
néng能
duì对
fu付
。
Fixing machines, drawing diagrams and that sort of thing—he can handle them all.
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Zhōu周
mò末
wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
zǒu走
zou走
，
kàn看
kan看
diàn电
yǐng影
shén什
me么
de的
。
On weekends I like to take walks in the park, watch movies and that kind of thing.
Nǐ你
bié别
zǒng总
shì是
wán玩
yóu游
xì戏
shén什
me么
de的
，
yě也
gāi该
xué学
xí习
le了
。
Don't always be playing games and stuff; you should study too.