团伙

tuán huǒ

HSK 7–9

Meaning

犯罪集团或非法组织。

A criminal group or illegal organization.

多用于描述共同实施违法活动的一群人，带有贬义。

Often used to describe a group of people who engage in illegal activities together, with a negative connotation.

1 警方成功捣毁了一个盗窃团伙。 (The police successfully busted a theft gang.)
2 这个团伙专门从事网络诈骗。 (This gang specializes in online fraud.)
3 他们三人组成团伙，多次抢劫银行。 (The three of them formed a gang and robbed banks multiple times.)
4 打击犯罪团伙是警察的重要职责。 (Cracking down on criminal gangs is an important duty of the police.)
5 那个贩毒团伙已被一网打尽。 (That drug trafficking gang has been rounded up.)

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