Meaning of 小组
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- group
How to use 小组
小组 is used for small working or study groups at school, in companies, and in organizations. It often appears in phrases like 小组讨论 (xiǎozǔ tǎolùn, group discussion) and 学习小组 (xuéxí xiǎozǔ, study group). Example: 我们分成三个小组。(Wǒmen fēnchéng sān gè xiǎozǔ.) We split into three groups.
小 (xiǎo) means small and 组 (zǔ) means group or to organize. A 小组 is literally a small group, like a few people sitting together to work on one task.
Common mistake: Learners often write 组 (zǔ) as 姐 (jiě) from 小姐 because both have 且 on the right. 组 has the silk radical 纟 on the left, while 姐 has 女.
小组 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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小 xiǎo · small · 3 strokes
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组 zǔ · to form · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 小组.
| 小姐 | xiǎojiě | young lady; miss |
| 小时 | xiǎoshí | hour |
| 小朋友 | xiǎopéngyǒu | child; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to |
| 小学 | xiǎoxué | elementary school; primary school |
| 小孩儿 | xiǎoháir | erhua variant of 小孩[xiao3 hai2] |
| 小学生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | primary school student; schoolchild |
| 小心 | xiǎoxīn | to be careful; to take care |
| 小时候 | xiǎoshíhou | in one's childhood |
| 小说 | xiǎoshuō | novel; fiction |
| 大小 | dàxiǎo | large and small; size |
| 从小 | cóngxiǎo | from childhood; from a young age |
| 组成 | zǔchéng | to form; to make up |
Questions about 小组
What does 小组 mean?
小组 (xiǎozǔ) means "group" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 小组?
小组 is made of 2 characters: 小 (3 strokes), 组 (8 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 小组 an HSK word?
Yes. 小组 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 小组 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 小组 is written 小組.
What is the difference between 小组 and 组?
组 alone can mean group and is also a verb meaning to form or organize. 小组 is only a noun and stresses a small group of people, often in a formal or school setting.
What measure word goes with 小组?
The most common measure word is 个 (gè), as in 一个小组 (yí gè xiǎozǔ). You also often see 组 used as a counter itself, as in 第一组 (dì yī zǔ, group one).