物以类聚，人以群分 wù yǐ lèi jù ， rén yǐ qún fēn

DEFINITIONS

  1. Similar things group together, similar people fit together (idiom); Birds of a feather flock together.

CHARACTERS

物 wù
HSK 3
thing, substance, creature
以 yǐ
HSK 2
by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
类 lèi
HSK 5
class, group, kind, category
聚 jù
HSK 4
assemble, meet together, collect
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
以 yǐ
HSK 2
by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
群 qún
HSK 5
(same as U+7FA3 羣) group, crowd, multitude, mob
分 fēn
HSK 1
divide; small unit of time etc.