团 — group
group; measure word (lump)
How to pronounce it
团 is read tuán. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Outside, 囗 “enclosure”; inside, 才: everyone gathered together.
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 “团”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 团. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们团队有八个成员。wǒmentuánduìyǒubāgechéngyuánThere are eight people on our team.
- 他是我们 团队的新成员tāshìwǒmentuánduìdexīnchéngyuánHe's a new member of our team.
- 团队成员之间配合得很好tuánduìchéngyuánzhījiānpèihédehěnhǎoThe team members work really well together.
- 中国大学代表团将访问俄罗斯。ZhōngguódàxuédàibiǎotuánjiāngfǎngwènÉluósīA delegation of Chinese universities will visit Russia.
- 据报道，中外学生昨天在大学热情地迎接了欧洲代表团。jùbàodào,zhōngwàixuéshengzuótiānzàidàxuérèqíngdeyíngjiēleŌuzhōudàibiǎotuánReportedly, yesterday Chinese and international students gave a warm welcome to a European delegation at the university.
- 团队是一个整体。tuánduìshìyígezhěngtǐThe team is one whole.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “A delegation's visit”
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Frequently asked questions
What does 团 mean?
团 (tuán) means “group; measure word (lump)”.
How do you write 团?
团 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 团?
团 is read tuán. Tones: tuán — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“group” in the lesson “A delegation's visit”
This word is from the topic “The world and the news” 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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