全团 (quán tuán) — the entire delegation; the whole troupe or group

Definition

As a noun, 全团 means 'the whole delegation or troupe' — referring to every member as a single unit, commonly used in diplomatic, official, or performance contexts.

noun
the entire delegationthe whole troupe or group
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 全团。
    quán tuán Chéng yuán dōu cān jiā le zhè cì huì yì.
    All members of the delegation attended this meeting.
  • ，全团。
    Yǎn chū jié shù hòu, quán tuán yì qǐ hé yǐng liú niàn.
    After the performance, the whole troupe took a group photo as a souvenir.
  • 全团。
    Zhè cì fǎng wèn yóu quán tuán tuán zhǎng dài duì.
    This visit was led by the head of the entire delegation.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

全quánwhole
团tuángroup

The idea of '全' as whole combines with '团' as group to mean the whole group.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape puts 入 together with 玉 to show a whole piece of jade, so it means complete or whole.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 團; 团 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
囗囗wéi
Sound part声符shēngfú
專
專zhuān團tuán
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The form 團 combines 囗 as a meaning part with 專 as a sound part; the story is about 團, not about 团.

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