Basic Meaning
adj
round; circular
圆形的。
Words:
团扇团脐团城团纱团鱼
Synonyms:
圆𪢮
Sentences:
- 她买了一个漂亮的团扇。She bought a beautiful round fan.
- 宝宝的脸圆圆的,像个小团子。The baby's face is round, like a little ball.
n
The diminutive suffix '~儿' or '~子' is common in speech. Examples are food items.
(diminutive) dumpling; ball-shaped food
(~儿)团子。
Words:
汤团糯米团糍团粉团麻团
Sentences:
- 元宵节我们要吃汤团。We eat glutinous rice balls during the Lantern Festival.
- 这个糯米团子很好吃。This sticky rice dumpling is delicious.
v
An action verb often involving hands.
to knead or roll something into a ball
把东西揉弄成球形。
Words:
团泥球团纸团儿团饭团子团药丸团煤球
Sentences:
- 孩子们喜欢在花园里团泥球。Children like to roll mud balls in the garden.
- 妈妈正在团饭团子准备午餐。Mom is rolling rice balls to prepare for lunch.
n
The diminutive suffix '~子' or '~儿' is common.
(diminutive) round or spherical object
(~子、~儿)圆形或球形的东西。
Words:
纸团儿棉花团儿云团蒲团绒团
Sentences:
- 他把废纸揉成了一个纸团儿。He crumpled the waste paper into a paper ball.
v
Often used in positive contexts about people coming together.
to gather together; to unite
会合或聚合在一起。
Words:
Sentences:
- 春节时全家要团聚在一起。During the Spring Festival, the whole family gathers together.
- 团结就是力量。Unity is strength.
n
Commonly refers to formal or informal teams.
group; organization (for work or activities)
工作或活动的集体组织。
Words:
Sentences:
- 他是学校舞蹈团的成员。He is a member of the school dance troupe.
- 代表团参观了新工厂。The delegation visited the new factory.
n
Specific military term.
regiment (a military unit)
军队的编制单位,一般隶属于师,下辖若干营。
Words:
师团兵团军团一团团长
Sentences:
- 他父亲在军队里当过团长。His father served as a regiment commander in the army.
n
In China, '团' often specifically refers to 共青团.
political organization for youth (specifically the Communist Youth League of China)
青少年的政治性组织,如儿童团、青年团等,在我国特指中国共产主义青年团。
Words:
入团儿童团团徽共青团团委
Sentences:
- 他在高中时就加入了共青团。He joined the Communist Youth League when he was in high school.
n
Historical usage.
old administrative or armed organization equivalent to a township
旧时相当于乡一级的政权机关或武装组织。
Words:
团防民团团练团总都团
Sentences:
- 在旧社会,民团负责地方的治安。In old society, local militia (民团) were responsible for local security.
n
Used metaphorically for intangible things like doubts or darkness.
mass; heap; bundle (often for abstract things)
聚合成团的事物;堆(多用于抽象的事物)。
Words:
疑团漆黑一团迷团谜团脓团
Sentences:
- 这个案件充满了疑团。This case is full of doubts (a mass of suspicions).
- 他的思绪乱成了一团。His thoughts are tangled into a messy heap.
q
A measure word. Can be used for both tangible (棉花) and intangible (和气) things.
a mass of; a lump of (for things in a ball or heap)
用于成团的东西(有时是抽象的东西)。
Words:
一团火一团棉花一团乱丝一团面一团和气
Sentences:
- 炉子里有一团火。There is a mass of fire in the stove.
- 办公室里一团和气。There is an atmosphere of harmony in the office.
- 她买了一团棉花。She bought a lump of cotton.
Writing & Component
Radical囗
Structureenclosed
Stroke Count6
Strokes丨𠃍一亅丿一
