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团体 (tuán tǐ) — group, organization, team

Definition

团体 (tuán tǐ) means a formal organized group — typically a club, association, or institution. Wider than 团队 (a working/sports team) and more organized than the loose 队.

noun
grouporganizationteam
Measure word · 个
Easily confused

Examples

  • 团体。
    Zhè ge tuán tǐ yóu zhì yuàn zhě zǔ chéng.
    This group is made up of volunteers.
  • 团体。
    Tā men shì yí gè hěn tuán jié de tuán tǐ.
    They are a very united team.
  • 团体。
    Wǒ men de tuán tǐ yíng dé le bǐ sài.
    Our team won the game.

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.

团tuángroup
体tǐbody

团 means group, 体 means body; together they name a body of people.

Characters in this word

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 團; 团 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
囗囗wéi
Sound part声符shēngfú
專
專zhuān團tuán
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The form 團 combines 囗 as a meaning part with 專 as a sound part; the story is about 團, not about 团.

Open 团 →

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 體; 体 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
骨骨gǔbone
Sound part声符shēngfú
豊
豊lǐ體tǐ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 體 pairs 骨 (bone) with 豊 as a sound part; this note is about 體, not about the parts of 体.

Open 体 →
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