组队 (zǔ duì) — to form a team, to organize a team (for a compe…

Definition

组队 means to gather people into a team, usually for a game or competition. It's a verb-object phrase (离合词) — you can insert 了 or numbers, as in 组一个队.

verb

to form a teamto organize a team (for a competition or activity)

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Wǒ men zǔ le yí gè duì cān jiā bǐ sài.
We formed a team to participate in the competition.
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Tā men zhèng zài zǔ duì cān jiā tǐ yù bǐ sài.
They are forming a team to participate in a sports competition.
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Zhè ge yóu xì yào zǔ duì wán.
This game requires forming a team to play.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

组 “form” and 队 “team” combine to mean form a team.

Characters in this word

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 組; 组 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

且

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 組 pairs 糸 (silk) with 且 as a sound part; the simplified 组 is a shorthand.

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 隊; 队 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阜阜fù

Sound part声符shēngfú

㒸

㒸㒸隊duì

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 隊 has 阜 as the meaning part and 㒸 as the sound part.

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