队形 (duì xíng) — formation
Definition
队形 refers to the spatial arrangement or pattern of people in a group (military, sports, dance) — the SHAPE, not the group itself. 队伍 is the people/line itself, 阵容 a team's lineup or battle order.
noun
formation
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 队形。Jūn duì de duì xíng fēi cháng zhěng qí.The army's formation is very neat.
- 队形。Wǔ dǎo yǎn yuán men zhèng zài liàn xí xīn de duì xíng.The dancers are practicing a new formation.
- 队形。Jiào liàn ràng wǒ men bǎo chí zhè ge duì xíng.The coach told us to maintain this formation.
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