Meaning of 群体
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- community
- colony
How to use 群体
群体 is a fairly formal noun for a group of people (or animals) who share a feature, common in news, social science and policy writing. It often follows a describing word, as in 弱势群体 (ruòshì qúntǐ) vulnerable groups. Example: 年轻人是一个很大的消费群体。(Niánqīngrén shì yí gè hěn dà de xiāofèi qúntǐ.) Young people are a large consumer group.
群 (qún) means a flock or group, and 体 (tǐ) means body. A group that acts like one body is a 群体 (qúntǐ), a community or collective.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 群体 (qúntǐ) with 全体 (quántǐ). 全体 means all members of something, like 全体学生 (all the students), while 群体 names a type of group. Also keep 群 in the second tone, not the third.
群体 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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群 qún · group · 13 strokes
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体 tǐ · body · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 群体.
| 身体 | shēntǐ | the body; one's health |
| 全体 | quántǐ | all; entire |
| 体育 | tǐyù | sports; physical education |
| 体育馆 | tǐyùguǎn | gym; gymnasium |
| 体育场 | tǐyùchǎng | stadium |
| 媒体 | méitǐ | media, esp. news media |
| 具体 | jùtǐ | concrete; specific; detailed |
| 人群 | rénqún | crowd |
| 体验 | tǐyàn | to experience for oneself |
| 团体 | tuántǐ | group; organization |
| 体会 | tǐhuì | to know from experience; to learn through experience |
| 集体 | jítǐ | collective (decision); joint (effort) |
Questions about 群体
What does 群体 mean?
群体 (qúntǐ) means "community; colony" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 群体?
群体 is made of 2 characters: 群 (13 strokes), 体 (7 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 群体 an HSK word?
Yes. 群体 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 群体 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 群体 is written 群體.
What is the difference between 群体 and 集体?
集体 (jítǐ) stresses an organized collective acting together, like a class or work unit, and is often used as an adjective, as in 集体活动 (group activity). 群体 describes a category of people sharing a trait, such as an age or income group.
Can 群体 be used for animals?
Yes. In biology it can mean a colony or population, for example 蚂蚁群体 (mǎyǐ qúntǐ) an ant colony. In everyday speech, people more often just say 一群 (yì qún), as in 一群鸟 (a flock of birds).