How to say “group” in Chinese

群体
qúntǐ

group (of people)

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Society and law”

“Group” in Chinese is 群体, qún tǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

群体 is read qún tǐ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

qún — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
tǐ — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

How to write it

群
qún — crowd, flock; group

On the right, 羊 “sheep”: sheep move in flocks. On the left, 君 jūn hints at the reading.

体
tǐ — body

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 “群体”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “group” in Chinese?

“Group” in Chinese is 群体, pinyin qúntǐ.

What does 群体 mean?

群体 (qúntǐ) means “group (of people)”.

How do you write 群体?

群体 is 2 characters: 群 (qún) — crowd, flock; group; 体 (tǐ) — body. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 群体?

群体 is read qúntǐ. Tones: qún — second tone, tǐ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“group” in the lesson “The people and ordinary folks”

This word is from the topic “Society and law” 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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