Chinese word

队友

Pronunciation

Pinyinduì yǒu

Meaning

  • nounteammate

Example

队友在比赛中帮了我很多。duì yǒu zài bǐ sài zhōng bāng le wǒ hěn duō

My teammate helped me a lot during the game.

Illustration for 队友 (teammate)

More examples

训练时，队友们互相鼓励。xùn liàn shí duì yǒu men hù xiāng gǔ lì

During training, the teammates encouraged each other.

Core concept

One member of a group whose success depends on coordinated work with the others.

Common phrases

  • 可靠的队友kě kào de duì yǒu

    reliable teammate

  • 队友之间duì yǒu zhī jiān

    among teammates

  • 队友们duì yǒu men

    teammates

Similar words

队员duì yuán: A person who belongs to a team and takes part in its games or training.
成员chéng yuán: A person who belongs to a group or organization.
朋友péng yǒu: A person with whom someone has a close personal relationship.
伙伴huǒ bàn: A person who works or takes part in an activity with someone else.

Definition in Chinese

与自己同属一个队伍，在活动或比赛中互相配合、共同完成任务的人。yǔ zì jǐ tóng shǔ yí gè duì wǔ zài huó dòng huò bǐ sài zhōng hù xiāng pèi hé gòng tóng wán chéng rèn wù de rén

Word origin

队 (duì, "team") + 友 (yǒu, "friend") combines group membership with a sense of companionship to form the word for a teammate.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, 队友 (duìyǒu, "teammate") can describe someone on a temporary team, such as a group formed for one class task or game.

Opposites

  • 竞争对手jìng zhēng duì shǒucompetitornoun

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