Chinese Grammar learning: 像 + items + 之类的; items + 之类的 + Noun.

之类的 can be translated as "and so on" or "and stuff like that." As in English, this grammar point is used to continue a list without explicitly mentioning further items within it.

Used with 像

Structure
像 + [items] + 之类的

Examples

Yuè lái yuè duō de rén bú chī yánɡ kuàicān, xiànɡ KFC zhīlèide.
越 来 越 多 的 人 不 吃 洋 快餐，像 KFC 之类的 。

More and more people don't eat foreign fast food, like KFC and stuff like that.

Wǒ xǐhuɑn dāi zài dà chénɡshì, xiànɡ shànɡhǎi、xiānɡɡǎnɡ zhīlèide.
我 喜欢 呆 在 大 城市，像 上海、香港 之类的 。

I like to stay in big cities like Shanghai, Hong Kong, and places like that.

Tā xǐhuɑn tánlùn piàoliɑnɡ de nǚ mínɡxīnɡ, xiànɡ zhānɡzǐyí、zhānɡbǎizhī zhīlèide.
他 喜欢 谈论 漂亮 的 女 明星，像 章子怡、张柏芝 之类的 。

He likes to talk about pretty actresses like Zhang Ziyi, Zhang Baizhi, and people like that.

Used without 像

The 像 in the sentence can also be left out.
Structure
[items] + 之类的 + Noun

Examples

Nǐ xǐhuɑn kàn《xīyóujì》zhīlèide diànyǐnɡ mɑ?
你 喜欢 看《西游记》之类的 电影 吗？

Does he like to watch movies like "Journey into the West"?

Yíkànjiùzhīdàotāhěnyǒuqián, chuānde dōu shì Gucci, Chanel zhīlèide yīfu.
一看就知道她很有钱，穿的 都 是 Gucci, Chanel 之类的 衣服。

You will realize that she's very rich as you see her. All of her clothes are brands like Gucci and Chanel.