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美国队 (měi guó duì) — American team, U.S. team (usually a sports team representing the United States)

Definition

noun
American teamU.S. team (usually a sports team representing the United States)
Measure word · 支

Examples

  • 美国队。
    měi guó duì Zài zhè cì bǐ sài zhōng biǎo xiàn dé fēi cháng chū sè.
    The U.S. team performed exceptionally well in this competition.
  • 美国队。
    Hěn duō qiú mí dōu zhī chí měi guó duì.
    Many fans support the American team.
  • 美国队。
    měi guó duì De jiào liàn shì gè hěn yǒu jīng yàn de rén.
    The coach of the U.S. team is a very experienced person.

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.

美国America
美měiAmerica国guócountry
偏正Modifier + head
队duìteam

America and team combine to mean a team representing the United States.

Characters in this word

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

美 shows 大, a person, wearing 羊, a headdress of feathers or ram's horn.

Open 美 →

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 國; 国 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
囗囗wéiclosure
Sound part声符shēngfú
或
或huò國guó
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 國 uses 囗 to show closure and 或 to give the sound.

Open 国 →

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.

Open 队 →
Appears in
Groups & OrganizationsSports & Athletics

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