(tuán duì) - team in Mandarin
tuánduìTraditional: 團隊
Translation
team
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Word origin
A compound of 团 (tuán, group, to gather into a ball) and 队 (duì, squad, line of people).
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 团 (tuán, group) + 队 (duì, squad)
Stroke order
团
队
Examples
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We are a very good team.
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The team he leads won the match.
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This needs the whole team working together.
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Everyone on the team works hard.
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She has just joined our team.
团队 (tuán duì) is the workplace word for a team: a group of people working towards one goal. It is what you use at the office, on a project, in a start-up.
For a sports team, Mandarin prefers 队 on its own or with the sport attached: 足球队 (football team), 国家队 (national team). Calling a football side a 团队 is not wrong but sounds like management-speak, so stick with 队.
团队 also does adjectival duty in fixed phrases: 团队精神 (team spirit), 团队合作 (teamwork). Those two turn up constantly in job adverts and appraisal forms, so they are worth learning as a block.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 23, lesson 1: 团队, 大声, 手里 and 7 more words.