队 (duì): squadron, team, group
队 (duì) is a Chinese character meaning “squadron.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 阝 (structural) and 人 (structural). It ranks #268 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 队 a group of people 人 gathered in one place 阝. Its radical form 阝 (mound) appears in many related characters such as 那 (nà, (specifier) that), 都 (dōu, all), 院 (yuàn, courtyard).
Definitions
- squadron
- team
- group
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA group of people 人 gathered in one place 阝
Decomposition: ⿰阝人 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 队
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 队伍noun | duì wǔ | ranks | 5 |
| 军队noun | jūn duì | armed forces | 6 |
| 队长noun | duì zhǎng | captain | 4 |
| 队员noun | duì yuán | team member | 4 |
| 团队noun | tuán duì | team | 5 |
| 部队noun | bù duì | army | 6 |
| 球队noun | qiú duì | sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc) | 4 |
| 排队verb | pái duì | to line up | 4 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乐队noun | yuè duì | band |
| 啦啦队noun | lā lā duì | cheerleading squad |
| 舰队noun | jiàn duì | fleet |
| 队友noun | duì yǒu | teammate |
| 陆战队 | lù zhàn duì | marines |
| 特种部队 | tè zhǒng bù duì | (military) special forces |
| 车队noun | chē duì | motorcade |
| 突击队noun | tū jī duì | commando unit |
| 拉拉队 | lā lā duì | variant of 啦啦隊|啦啦队 |
| 分队noun | fēn duì | military platoon or squad |
| 巡逻队 | xún luó duì | (army, police) patrol |
| 消防队noun | xiāo fáng duì | fire department |
| 足球队 | zú qiú duì | soccer team |
| 归队verb | guī duì | to return to one's unit |
| 领队verb | lǐng duì | to lead a group |
队 appears in 100 compound words: 10 as the first character, 87 as the last, and 3 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 队 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Example Sentences
这个队字在古汉语中有不同的含义。
zhè gě duì zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .
The character "队" carries different meanings in classical Chinese.
美国男子冰球队46年来冬奥首次摘金 川普祝贺
měi guó nán zǐ bīng qiú duì 4 6 nián lái dōng ào shǒu cì zhāi jīn chuān pǔ zhù hè
The U.S. men's ice hockey team won gold at the Winter Olympics for the first time in 46 years, and Trump congratulated him
五特攻队跃领涨先锋 将是大盘上冲34,000点焦...
wǔ tè gōng duì yuè lǐng zhǎng xiān fēng jiāng shì dà pán shàng chōng 3 4 , 0 0 0 diǎn jiāo . . .
The five special forces jumped to the vanguard and will be the market rushing 34,000 points...
也门安全部队向反政府示威者开火 造成至少12人伤亡
yě mén ān quán bù duì xiàng fǎn zhèng fǔ shì wēi zhě kāi huǒ zào chéng zhì shǎo 1 2 rén shāng wáng
Yemeni security forces opened fire on anti-government demonstrators, killing at least 12 people
线下门店排长队 线上订单早高峰 京东七鲜春节双线共..
xiàn xià mén diàn pái cháng duì xiàn shàng dìng dān zǎo gāo fēng jīng dōng qī xiān chūn jié shuāng xiàn gòng . .
Long queues in offline stores, early peak of online orders, JD Qixian Spring Festival double line total:
新春走基层丨国网株洲供电公司党员突击队护航春节绿色..
xīn chūn zǒu jī céng 丨 guó wǎng zhū zhōu gōng diàn gōng sī dǎng yuán tū jī duì hù háng chūn jié lǜ sè . .
New Year to the grassroots丨State Grid Zhuzhou Power Supply Company party member commando escorts the Spring Festival green:
你喜欢哪个足球队？
Nǐ xǐhuan nǎge zúqiúduì?
Which is your favourite football team?
你觉得哪支球队会赢？
Nǐ juéde nǎ zhī qiúduì huì yíng?
Which team do you think will win?
你是棒球队的一员吗？
Nǐ shì bàngqiú duì de yī yuán ma?
Are you a member of the baseball team?
不好意思，请问这是什么队伍？
Bù hǎoyìsi, qǐngwèn zhè shì shénme duìwǔ?
Excuse me, what queue is this?
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