Meaning of 团队
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- team
How to use 团队
团队 is common in work, business, and project settings, often in phrases like 团队合作 (tuánduì hézuò, teamwork) and 团队精神 (tuánduì jīngshén, team spirit). Example: 我们的团队很优秀。(Wǒmen de tuánduì hěn yōuxiù.) Our team is excellent.
团 (tuán) means a group gathered together, as in 团结 (tuánjié, to unite), and 队 (duì) is a line or squad, as in 排队 (páiduì, to line up). Put a united group and an organized squad together and you get a team: 团队 (tuánduì).
Common mistake: Learners often use 团队 for sports teams, but a sports team is usually 球队 (qiúduì), while 团队 suggests a work or project team. Also watch the tone on 团: it is second tone tuán, not fourth tone.
团队 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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团 tuán · round · 6 strokes
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队 duì · squadron · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 团队.
| 队长 | duìzhǎng | captain; team leader |
| 球队 | qiúduì | sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc) |
| 排队 | páiduì | to line up |
| 乐队 | yuèduì | band; pop group |
| 队员 | duìyuán | team member |
| 团结 | tuánjié | to unite; unity; solidarity |
| 团体 | tuántǐ | group; organization |
| 代表团 | dàibiǎotuán | delegation |
| 集团 | jítuán | group; bloc |
| 团长 | tuánzhǎng | regimental command; head of a delegation |
| 军队 | jūnduì | armed forces; troops |
| 部队 | bùduì | army; armed forces |
Questions about 团队
What does 团队 mean?
团队 (tuánduì) means "team" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 团队?
团队 is made of 2 characters: 团 (6 strokes), 队 (4 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 团队 an HSK word?
Yes. 团队 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 团队 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 团队 is written 團隊.
What is the difference between 团队 and 队?
队 alone is short and appears inside compounds like 球队 or 乐队, or with numbers, as in 一队 (team one). 团队 is a standalone, slightly more formal noun that stresses people working together toward a shared goal.
How do I say team leader or team member using this word?
You can say 团队领导 (tuánduì lǐngdǎo) for team leader and 团队成员 (tuánduì chéngyuán) for team member. In sports or simple groups, 队长 (duìzhǎng) and 队员 (duìyuán) are more common.