队伍 (duì wu) — troops, military unit; queue, line, procession
Definition
队伍 is a formed group of people — military units or any organized procession/queue. 队 is the shorter, more general 'team'; 部队 is specifically armed forces. Use 排队 for the action of lining up.
noun
troopsmilitary unitqueuelineprocession
Measure word · 个, 支, 条
Examples
- 。Zhè zhī duì wu zhèng zài xùn liàn.This troop is training.
- 队伍。Chāo shì mén kǒu pái le yì tiáo cháng duì wu.A long queue formed at the supermarket entrance.
- 队伍。Wǒ men gōng sī zǔ zhī le yì zhī zhì yuàn zhě duì wu.Our company organized a volunteer team.
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