Chinese Conversation · Level 53
90 words
Chinese word
组队
Pronunciation
Pinyinzǔ duì
Meaning
- verbteam up
Example
我们决定组队去爬山。wǒ men jué dìng zǔ duì qù pá shān
We decided to team up and go mountain climbing.
More examples
老师让我们组队做实验。lǎo shī ràng wǒ men zǔ duì zuò shí yàn
The teacher asked us to team up and do an experiment.
Core concept
Separate people become one coordinated group around a common goal.
Common phrases
组队参加比赛zǔ duì cān jiā bǐ sài
take part in a competition as a team
组队做报告zǔ duì zuò bào gào
work as a team on a report
组队准备项目zǔ duì zhǔn bèi xiàng mù
work as a team to prepare a project
Similar words
结伴jié bàn: Join with one or more people to do something together, with a focus on companionship.
集合jí hé: Gather at a set place or time.
组团zǔ tuán: Organize people into a group for a shared purpose.
Definition in Chinese
临时集合若干人共同进行某种活动，侧重于为完成任务而组成队伍。lín shí jí hé ruò gān rén gòng tóng jìn xíng móu zhǒng huó dòng cè zhòng yú wèi wán chéng rèn wù ér zǔ chéng duì wǔ
Word origin
组 (zǔ, "organize") + 队 (duì, "team") combines an action of organizing with the resulting team, linking the act of gathering people to their shared task.
Usage tips
- In conversation, this verb can be followed directly by a purpose or activity clause, moving from the group-forming decision to what the group will do.
Other meanings
- set up a teamverb
Opposites
- 单独参加dān dú cān jiāparticipate individuallyverb
- 各自行动gè zì xíng dòngact independentlyverb
Related words
- 组队活动zǔ duì huó dòngteam activitynoun