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各队 (gè duì) — (pronoun, intended) each, every, various; (as written) each team

Definition

各队 is the pronoun phrase 'each team' (or 'every team') when treating a set of teams as individuals — 各自 adds 'respective / each their own' to highlight separate possession or action.

pronoun
(pronoun, intended) eacheveryvarious(as written) each team

Examples

  • 各队。
    gè duì Dōu yǒu gè zì de yōu shì.
    Each team has its own strengths.
  • 各队。
    gè duì De duì yuán dōu hěn nǔ lì.
    The members of each team all work very hard.
  • 各队。
    gè duì Wán chéng le gè zì de rèn wu.
    Each team completed its own tasks.

Origin

Characters in this word

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

各 shows a sole of a foot (夂) coming into an entrance (口), for the sense of coming or entering.

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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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