Chinese word

团队

Pronunciation

Pinyintuán duì

Meaning

  • nounteam

Example

这个团队很有经验。zhè ge tuán duì hěn yǒu jīng yàn

This team has a lot of experience.

Illustration for 团队 (team)

More examples

公司鼓励团队合作以提高效率。gōng sī gǔ lì tuán duì hé zuò yǐ tí gāo xiào lǜ

The company encourages teamwork to improve efficiency.

Core concept

A shared-purpose unit in which individual roles are connected and members act together.

Common phrases

  • 团队合作tuán duì hé zuò

    teamwork

  • 团队精神tuán duì jīng shén

    team spirit

  • 团队成员tuán duì chéng yuán

    team member

Similar words

团体tuán tǐ: A group or association united by a shared purpose or interest and acting as a collective.
组织zǔ zhī: An organization that arranges people and resources to carry out plans and achieve a purpose.
集体jí tǐ: A collective whose members act toward a shared goal and share the results and responsibility.
小组xiáo zǔ: A small group formed to handle a particular task or problem.

Definition in Chinese

泛指为完成某项工作或目标而组成、具有组织性和合作关系的集体单位。fàn zhǐ wèi wán chéng mǒu xiàng gōng zuò huò mù biāo ér zǔ chéng jù yǒu zǔ zhī xìng hé hé zuò guān xì de jí tǐ dān wèi

Word origin

团 (tuán, "group") contributes the idea of people gathered together, while 队 (duì, "organized unit") adds structure and coordinated membership.

Usage tips

  • Chinese speakers can use this noun for a unit inside a company, school, or institution, so a team need not be separate from a larger organization.

Other meanings

  • groupnoun

Opposites

  • 个人gè rénindividualnoun
  • 个人主义gè rén zhǔ yìindividualismnoun

Related words

  • 团队意识tuán duì yì shíteam awarenessnoun
  • 团队建设tuán duì jiàn shèteam buildingnoun

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