How to say “collective” in Chinese
collective, group
“Collective” in Chinese is 集体, jí tǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
集体 is read jí tǐ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 隹 “bird”; at the bottom, 木 “tree”: birds gathered in a tree.
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 本 “basis”.
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 “集体”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 集体. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他很快就融入了新的集体tāhěnkuàijiùróngrùlexīndejítǐHe quickly fit in with the new group.
More words from the lesson “Final year”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “collective” in Chinese?
“Collective” in Chinese is 集体, pinyin jítǐ.
What does 集体 mean?
集体 (jítǐ) means “collective, group”.
How do you write 集体?
集体 is 2 characters: 集 (jí) — gather; episode, series; 体 (tǐ) — body. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 集体?
集体 is read jítǐ. Tones: jí — second tone, tǐ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“collective” in the lesson “Final year”
This word is from the topic “Studying and student life” of HSK 5. 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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