编队 (biān duì) — (v.o.) to form a formation; to organize (people or equipment) into a team or unit
Definition
A military or technical term for organizing ships, aircraft, or personnel into a formation. Used as a verb-object phrase (编 + 队) and separable (编好队 / 编一下队).
verb
(v.o.) to form a formationto organize (people or equipment) into a team or unit
Examples
- 编队，。Fēi xíng yuán zhèng zài biān duì, zhǔn bèi qǐ fēi.The pilots are forming up, preparing for takeoff.
- ，。Tā men yǐ jīng biān hǎo le duì, kě yǐ chū fā le.They have already formed up and can set out.
- 编队。Zhǐ huī guān mìng lìng shì bīng àn bān biān duì.The commander ordered the soldiers to form up by squad.
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