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团结 (tuán jié) — (verb) to unite, to rally together; (adjective) united, cohesive

Definition

团结 emphasizes people or a group joining forces around a shared goal (political, team, national unity). 联合 is more neutral — entities combining for a task; 统一 is unifying systems, standards, or a whole country under one rule.

verb
to uniteto rally together
adjective
unitedcohesive

Examples

  • 团结，。
    Dà jiā yào tuán jié qǐ lái, cái néng wán chéng zhè ge rèn wu.
    Everyone must unite in order to accomplish this task.
  • 团结，。
    Zhè ge tuán duì fēi cháng tuán jié, měi gè rén dōu yuàn yì bāng máng.
    This team is very united; everyone is willing to help.
  • 团结，。
    tuán jié De lì liàng shì wú qióng de, dà jiā yí dìng yào qí xīn xié lì.
    The power of unity is infinite; everyone must work together.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

团tuángather
结jiétie

团 suggests gathering, 结 suggests tying together; together they mean to unite.

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 結; 结 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
吉
吉jí結jié
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 結 pairs 糸 with 吉; 吉 gives the sound, and 糸 relates to the meaning. The simplified 结 is a later shorthand.

Open 结 →
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