Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
队
duì
Description
"队"是一群人排在一起，或者一个小组。
"队" is a group of people lined up together, or a small team.
我们在商店门口排队，也可以说球队、军队。
We line up at the store entrance, and "队" can also mean a sports team or an army.
Meanings
队duì
a line of people; queue
人很多，我们要排队。
There are many people; we need to queue.
队duì
a team or group
他是我们队的队长。
He is the captain of our team.
队duì
measure word for lines or teams
一队学生走进了学校。
A group of students walked into the school.
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Notes
- Nuance
队 often forms compounds (球队, 军队) rather than standing alone as a full noun.
- Etymology
originally meant a group in formation, now widely used for teams and queues.
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