Chinese word

集团

Pronunciation

Pinyinjí tuán

Meaning

  • noungroup

Example

我们都是同一个集团的员工。wǒ men dōu shì tóng yí gè jí tuán de yuán gōng

We all work for the same group.

Illustration for 集团 (group)

More examples

这家跨国集团在亚洲有很多分公司。zhè jiā kuà guó jí tuán zài yà zhōu yǒu hěn duō fēn gōng sī

This multinational group has many branch offices in Asia.

Core concept

A large umbrella organization that brings several companies or institutions under one connected structure.

Common phrases

  • 企业集团qǐ yè jí tuán

    business group

  • 跨国集团kuà guó jí tuán

    multinational group

  • 国有集团guó yǒu jí tuán

    state-owned group

Similar words

企业qǐ yè: An individual business or company that operates commercially.
组织zǔ zhī: An organized group of people or resources joined for a shared purpose.
公司gōng sī: A profit-making company set up by owners or investors.
集体jí tǐ: A group of people united by shared interests or a common purpose.

Definition in Chinese

由若干公司或组织组成的较大组织体，常用于指企业集团或大型机构的联合体yóu ruò gān gōng sī huò zǔ zhī zǔ chéng de jiào dà zǔ zhī tǐ cháng yòng yú zhǐ qǐ yè jí tuán huò dà xíng jī gòu de lián hé tǐ

Word origin

集 (jí, "gather") + 团 (tuán, "group") combines the ideas of coming together and forming one body, giving the word its sense of a larger organization made from separate units.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this term usually refers to a company network or large institution, not a small group of friends, classmates, or coworkers.

Other meanings

  • business groupnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 集团公司jí tuán gōng sīgroup companynoun
  • 集团化jí tuán huàform a groupverb

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