Chinese word

团体

Pronunciation

Pinyintuán tǐ

Meaning

  • noungroup

Example

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.

Illustration for 团体 (group)

More examples

学校给团体买了团体票。xué xiào gěi tuán tǐ mǎi le tuán tǐ piào

The school bought a group ticket for the group.

Core concept

A structured body of members that works together toward a common aim.

Common phrases

  • 团体票tuán tǐ piào

    group admission ticket

  • 团体优惠tuán tǐ yōu huì

    group discount

  • 团体报名tuán tǐ bào míng

    group registration

Similar words

团队tuán duì: A group whose members work together and support one another toward a shared goal.
小组xiáo zǔ: A small group formed for a particular task or for study.
集体jí tǐ: A group of people acting together as one.
组织zǔ zhī: A group formed for a set purpose, with defined roles and rules.

Definition in Chinese

由一定人数或成员组成，为实现共同目的或开展共同活动而结合在一起，具有一定组织形式或代表性的集体。yóu yí dìng rén shù huò chéng yuán zǔ chéng wèi shí xiàn gòng tóng mù dì huò kāi zhǎn gòng tóng huó dòng ér jié hé zài yì qǐ jù yǒu yí dìng zǔ zhī xíng shì huò dài biǎo xìng de jí tǐ

Word origin

团 (tuán, "cluster") + 体 (tǐ, "body") combines the idea of gathered members with that of a single whole, giving the word its sense of an organized collective.

Usage tips

  • The word is common in event, registration, and application language when an organized body takes part in an activity.

Other meanings

  • organizationnoun

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