物以类聚，人以群分

wù yǐ lèi jù , rén yǐ qún fēn

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

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Child Words of 物以类聚，人以群分

• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 以 以 yǐ: to use
• 分 分 fēn: to divide; to separate
• 分 分 fèn: part
• 群 群 qún: group
• 聚 聚 jù: to congregate
• 类 类 lèi: kind
• 物 物 wù: thing
• 物以类聚 物以类聚 wù yǐ lèi jù: similar things come together (idiom); like draws like