How to say “group” in Chinese

团体
tuántǐ

group, organization

noun · HSK 6 · topic “Society”

“Group” in Chinese is 团体, tuán tǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

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

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

How to write it

团
tuán — lump, ball; group

Outside, 囗 “enclosure”; inside, 才: everyone gathered together.

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 “团体”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 团体. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 团体票比个人票便宜tuántǐpiàobǐgèrénpiàopiányiA group ticket is cheaper than an individual one.
  • 你买的是个人票还是团体票?nǐmǎideshìgèrénpiàoháishituántǐpiàoDid you buy an individual ticket or a group ticket?

More words from the lesson “The people, the public and the individual”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “group” in Chinese?

“Group” in Chinese is 团体, pinyin tuántǐ.

What does 团体 mean?

团体 (tuántǐ) means “group, organization”.

How do you write 团体?

团体 is 2 characters: 团 (tuán) — lump, ball; group; 体 (tǐ) — body. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 团体?

团体 is read tuántǐ. Tones: tuán — second tone, tǐ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“group” in the lesson “The people, the public and the individual”

This word is from the topic “Society” of HSK 6. 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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