Chinese word

小组

Pronunciation

Pinyinxiǎo zǔ

Meaning

  • noungroup

Example

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.

Illustration for 小组 (group)

More examples

老师把学生分成几个小组。lǎo shī bǎ xué shēng fēn chéng jǐ gè xiáo zǔ

The teacher divided the students into several groups.

Core concept

Several people with shared roles gather around one common task.

Common phrases

  • 小组讨论xiáo zú tǎo lùn

    group discussion

  • 小组活动xiáo zǔ huó dòng

    group activity

  • 小组成员xiáo zǔ chéng yuán

    group member

Similar words

组zǔ: A set of people or things brought together as one unit.
班bān: A group of people with fixed membership in a class or workplace.

Definition in Chinese

指为完成具体任务而形成的少人数合作单位。zhǐ wèi wán chéng jù tǐ rèn wù ér xíng chéng de shǎo rén shù hé zuò dān wèi

Word origin

The compound 小 (xiǎo, "small") + 组 (zǔ, "group; organize") uses size to narrow an organized group to the few people needed for one task.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may use group for many kinds of collections, but this word often points to people divided into a small working unit for a class task.

Other meanings

  • teamnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 小组长xiáo zú zhǎnggroup leadernoun
  • 小组成员xiáo zǔ chéng yuángroup membernoun

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