球队 meaning in English
sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc)
Meaning of 球队
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc)
How to use 球队
球队 is used for teams in ball sports like soccer, basketball, and volleyball. The measure word is usually 支 (zhī) or 个 (gè). Example: 我们学校有一支很好的篮球队。(Wǒmen xuéxiào yǒu yì zhī hěn hǎo de lánqiú duì.) Our school has a very good basketball team.
球 (qiú) means ball and 队 (duì) means team or a line of people. A group of people lined up behind one ball is a 球队, a sports team.
Common mistake: Learners often use 球队 for any team, but it only fits ball sports. A work team or a non-ball team is usually 团队 (tuánduì) or just 队 (duì). Also keep 队 in fourth tone, not third.
球队 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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球 qiú · ball · 11 strokes
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队 duì · squadron · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 球队.
Questions about 球队
What does 球队 mean?
球队 (qiúduì) means "sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc)" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 球队?
球队 is made of 2 characters: 球 (11 strokes), 队 (4 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 球队 an HSK word?
Yes. 球队 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 球队 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 球队 is written 球隊.
How do I say a specific team, like a soccer team?
Put the sport in front of 队: 足球队 (zúqiú duì) is a soccer team and 篮球队 (lánqiú duì) is a basketball team. In these words 球 is already part of the sport's name, so you do not add another 球.
How do I say I am on a team?
Say 我是球队的队员 (Wǒ shì qiúduì de duìyuán), I am a team member. You can also say 我在球队里 (wǒ zài qiúduì lǐ) or 我参加了球队 (wǒ cānjiā le qiúduì), I joined the team.