团
tuán
Meaning
- group
- classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke)
- dumpling
Definition
团：1. 团体，集体。如：旅游团、代表团。2. 军队编制单位，下辖若干营。3. 圆形的东西。如：汤团、饭团。4. 量词，用于成团的东西。如：一团毛线。
1. Group, collective, organization. 2. Military regiment. 3. Round or ball-shaped object. 4. Classifier for things in a ball or lump.
Usage
“团”是一个多义词，常用作名词表示集体或组织，也可用作量词或指圆形物体。在口语和书面语中广泛使用。
'团' is a polysemous word, commonly used as a noun to denote a group or organization, also used as a classifier or to refer to round objects. It is widely used in both spoken and written Chinese.
Examples
- 1 我们公司组织了一个旅游团去云南。 (Our company organized a tour group to Yunnan.)
- 2 他在部队里是一个团的团长。 (He is the commander of a regiment in the army.)
- 3 妈妈做了一碗汤团，很好吃。 (Mom made a bowl of glutinous rice dumplings, which were very delicious.)
- 4 她手里拿着一团毛线，正在织毛衣。 (She is holding a ball of yarn in her hand and knitting a sweater.)
- 5 这次会议邀请了多个代表团参加。 (This meeting invited multiple delegations to participate.)
- 6 天空中出现了一团乌云。 (A dark cloud appeared in the sky.)
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