领队 (lǐng duì) — to lead a group; leader of a group; captain (of a sports team)

Definition

Use 领队 as the person who leads a tour group, expedition, or team on the move. Unlike 队长 (captain of a fixed sports team) or 领导 (an organizational leader), it focuses on the one guiding others during a shared activity.

to lead a groupleader of a groupcaptain (of a sports team)
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Examples

  • 领队
    Zhè cì kǎo chá yóu wáng jiào shòu lǐng duì.
    Professor Wang is leading this expedition.
  • 领队
    Wǒ men de lǐng duì hěn yǒu jīng yàn, dà jiā dōu hěn fàng xīn.
    Our team leader is very experienced, so everyone feels at ease.
  • 领队
    Tā céng jīng shì lán qiú duì de lǐng duì, xiàn zài dāng le jiào liàn.
    He used to be the captain of the basketball team, and now he's a coach.

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