Meaning of 部队
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- army
- armed forces
- troops
- force
- unit
Measure word: 個|个
How to use 部队
部队 refers to military forces in general or to a specific military unit. It is common in news, history, and in talk about military service. Example: 他年轻时在部队当过兵。(Tā niánqīng shí zài bùduì dāngguo bīng.) He served in the army when he was young.
部 (bù) means a section or department, and 队 (duì) means a team or line of people, as in 球队 (qiúduì). Put a section and a team together and you get an organized unit of soldiers: troops.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 部队 for any team or group, but it means military units only. For a sports team use 球队 (qiúduì), and for a work team use 团队 (tuánduì).
部队 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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部 bù · ministry · 10 strokes
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队 duì · squadron · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 部队.
| 全部 | quánbù | whole; all |
| 部分 | bùfen | part; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4] |
| 队长 | duìzhǎng | captain; team leader |
| 一部分 | yī bùfen | portion; part of |
| 大部分 | dàbùfen | the greater part; the majority; most; Taiwan pr. [da4bu4fen4] |
| 球队 | qiúduì | sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc) |
| 排队 | páiduì | to line up |
| 乐队 | yuèduì | band; pop group |
| 部门 | bùmén | department; branch |
| 部长 | bùzhǎng | head of a (government etc) department; section chief |
| 队员 | duìyuán | team member |
| 西部 | xībù | western part |
Questions about 部队
What does 部队 mean?
部队 (bùduì) means "army; armed forces" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 部队?
部队 is made of 2 characters: 部 (10 strokes), 队 (4 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 部队 an HSK word?
Yes. 部队 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 部队 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 部队 is written 部隊.
What is the difference between 部队 and 军队?
军队 (jūnduì) means the army or armed forces as a whole institution. 部队 can mean the same thing, but it is also used for specific units, as in 特种部队 (tèzhǒng bùduì) special forces.
What measure word goes with 部队?
People often use 支 (zhī), as in 一支部队 (yì zhī bùduì), a military unit. You can also say 这个部队 in casual speech.