English–Chinese

“group” in Chinese

Chinese

Also小组 (xiǎo zǔ) · 组 (zǔ) · 团体 (tuán tǐ) · 伙 (huǒ) · 群体 (qún tǐ)

Pronunciation

Pinyinqún

Example

他带来了一群朋友。tā dài lái le yì qún péng yǒu

He brought a group of friends.

Illustration for 群 (group)

How to say “group” in Chinese

“Group” in Chinese is 群 (qún).

Many separate beings gathered into one visible whole.

Full entry for 群: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 群

街上有一群人在等公交车。jiē shàng yǒu yì qún rén zài děng gōng jiāo chē

There is a group of people waiting for the bus on the street.

Tips for using 群

  • English uses an "of" phrase after the noun for this idea, but Chinese places the measure word directly before the noun after the number.

Other Chinese words for “group”

我们在小组里讨论这个问题。wǒ men zài xiáo zǔ lǐ tǎo lùn zhè ge wèn tí

We discuss this problem in our group.

3

组

zǔ

noungroup

我们要分成两组去参观博物馆。wǒ men yào fēn chéng liáng zǔ qù cān guān bó wù guǎn

We are going to split into two groups to visit the museum.

这个团体正在举行志愿活动。zhè ge tuán tǐ zhèng zài jǔ xíng zhì yuàn huó dòng

This group is carrying out volunteer activities.

5

伙

huǒ

noungroup

别跟那伙人在一起。bié gēn nà huǒ rén zài yì qǐ

Don't hang out with that group of people.

这个群体的人很友好。zhè ge qún tǐ de rén hěn yóu hǎo

People in this group are very friendly.

集体的意见很重要。jí tǐ de yì jiàn hěn zhòng yào

The group's opinion is very important.

我们都是同一个集团的员工。wǒ men dōu shì tóng yí gè jí tuán de yuán gōng

We all work for the same group.

“group” in other languages