How to say “team” in Chinese
team; line, queue
“Team” in Chinese is 队, duì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
队 is read duì. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “队”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 队. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们排队排了一个小时。wǒmenpáiduìpáileyígexiǎoshíWe stood in line for an hour.
- 大家都在排队登机dàjiādōuzàipáiduìdēngjīEveryone is lining up to board.
- 我们学校有自己的排球队。wǒmenxuéxiàoyǒuzìjǐdepáiqiúduìOur school has its own volleyball team.
- 大家都选他当队长。dàjiādōuxuǎntādāngduìzhǎngEveryone chose him as captain.
- 我们队有十二名队员wǒmenduìyǒushí’èrmíngduìyuánThere are twelve players on our team.
- 我加入了学校的球队wǒjiārùlexuéxiàodeqiúduìI joined the school team.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Our team”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “team” in Chinese?
“Team” in Chinese is 队, pinyin duì.
What does 队 mean?
队 (duì) means “team; line, queue”.
How do you write 队?
队 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 队?
队 is read duì. Tones: duì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“team” in the lesson “Our team”
This word is from the topic “Sports and wrap-up” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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