团伙 (tuán huǒ) — (noun) criminal gang, organized crime group
Definition
团伙 specifically denotes a criminal gang — a group formed to commit crimes together. Unlike 同伙 (which means individual accomplice or 'partner in crime'), 团伙 names the group as a whole.
noun
criminal gangorganized crime group
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 团伙。Zhè ge tuán huǒ zài chéng lǐ zuò le hěn duō huài shì.This gang did a lot of bad things in the city.
- 团伙。Jǐng chá huā le yì nián shí jiān cái cuī huǐ le zhè ge tuán huǒ.The police spent a year to destroy this gang destroying this.
- 团伙。Wǒ men bì xū fáng zhǐ zhè zhǒng tuán huǒ wēi hài shè huì.We must prevent this kind of gang from harming society.
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