Chinese word

大队

Pronunciation

Pinyindà duì

Meaning

  • nounlarge group

Example

节日里，街上出现了一大队人。jié rì lǐ jiē shàng chū xiàn le yí dà duì rén

During the festival, a large group of people appeared on the street.

Illustration for 大队 (large group)

More examples

地震发生后，军队出动了大队人员参与救援。dì zhèn fā shēng hòu jūn duì chū dòng le dà duì rén yuán cān yù jiù yuán

After the earthquake, the army deployed a large group of personnel to help with rescue efforts.

Core concept

A sizable body of people or things gathered into a visible mass or extended line.

Common phrases

  • 一大队人yí dà duì rén

    large crowd

  • 出动大队chū dòng dà duì

    deploy a large group

  • 一大队士兵yí dà duì shì bīng

    battalion of soldiers

Similar words

队伍duì wǔ: A group of people or vehicles lined up for movement, work, or another shared task.
部队bù duì: A military unit made up of personnel organized for service in the armed forces.
人群rén qún: A crowd of people packed together in one area.
队列duì liè: An orderly row of people or vehicles.

Definition in Chinese

表示一群规模较大的人或物，强调数量众多或队列庞大，既可指临时聚集的群众，也可指较大的编队或队伍。biǎo shì yì qún guī mó jiào dà de rén huò wù qiáng diào shù liàng zhòng duō huò duì liè páng dà jì kě zhǐ lín shí jù jí de qún zhòng yě kě zhǐ jiào dà de biān duì huò duì wǔ

Word origin

大队 (dàduì, "large group") combines 大 (dà, "large") + 队 (duì, "group or formation"), giving the word its sense of a large organized body.

Usage tips

  • English group does not always show size or shape, but this word often makes a scene feel visually full, especially when many people move together through a public place.

Other meanings

  • crowdnoun
  • multitudenoun

Opposites

  • 小队xiǎo duìsmall unitnoun

Related words

  • 大队长dà duì zhǎngbattalion leadernoun
  • 大队部dà duì bùbattalion headquartersnoun

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