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团 (tuán) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

团 (tuán) is a Chinese word: to roll into a ball. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 团

动 dòng verb

to roll into a ball

孩子们把雪团成雪球。

hái zi men bǎ xuě tuán chéng xuě qiú

The children rolled the snow into snowballs.

名 míng noun

group

我们团有二十个人。

wǒ men tuán yǒu èr shí gè rén

Our group has twenty people.

量 liàng measure word

ball; lump; roll (measure word for round or grouped objects)

她买了一团毛线。

tā mǎi le yī tuán máo xiàn

She bought a ball of yarn.

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Word breakdown

团 tuán — to roll into a ball

Words with this character (10)
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  • 6 团伙 tuán huǒ — gang HSK 7
    • 团 group, organization
    • 伙 band, group of people (informal, often negative)
    Example

    警察逮捕了一个犯罪团伙。

    jǐng chá dài bǔ le yí gè fàn zuì tuán huǒ

    The police arrested a criminal gang.

  • 7 团员 tuán yuán — Youth League member HSK 7
    • 团 League (Communist Youth League organization)
    • 员 member (person belonging to the organization)
    Example

    作为团员，他积极参加志愿活动。

    zuò wéi tuán yuán tā jī jí cān jiā zhì yuàn huó dòng

    As a Youth League member, he actively participates in volunteer activities.

  • 8 团聚 tuán jù — to reunite HSK 7
    • 团 unite, bring together
    • 聚 gather, assemble
    Example

    春节期间，全家人都会团聚在一起。

    chūn jié qī jiān quán jiā rén dōu huì tuán jù zài yì qǐ

    During Spring Festival, the whole family reunites together.

  • 9 社团 shè tuán — club, organization HSK 7
    • 社 society, association
    • 团 group,団
    Example

    我参加了学校的音乐社团。

    wǒ cān jiā le xué xiào de yīn yuè shè tuán

    I joined the school's music club.

  • 10 谜团 mí tuán — mystery HSK 7
    • 谜 riddle, puzzle, mystery
    • 团 mass, cluster, ball (suggesting something tangled or grouped)
    Example

    她的失踪仍然是个谜团。

    tā de shī zōng réng rán shì gè mí tuán

    Her disappearance is still a mystery.

Structure & writing
1 团 tuán — round; circular

团 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 囗 wéi — enclosure, surrounding boundary
囗 is a component in 16 characters
HSK 1
回 huí to wind, circle, or rotate 国 guó country; nation; state 西 xī west (one of the four cardinal directions, the side where the sun sets; opposite of '东')
HSK 2
因 yīn cause; reason (opposite of 果)
HSK 3
园 yuán garden (for growing vegetables, flowers, or fruit) 图 tú image depicted by drawing or painting
HSK 4
困 kùn to be trapped in hardship or difficulty; unable to break free from circumstances 围 wéi to surround; to encircle
HSK 5
团 tuán round; circular 固 gù firm; sturdy 圆 yuán plane figure enclosed by a circle
HSK 6
圈 quān circular route; loop; lap 菌 jūn microorganism (bacteria, fungi, mold, etc.); esp. pathogenic bacteria
HSK 7
卤 lǔ bittern; the bitter black liquid remaining after salt crystallization, a mixture of magnesium chloride, magnesium sulfate, magnesium bromide, and sodium chloride 囚 qiú to imprison; to incarcerate 囱 cōng chimney; flue for stove or boiler
1.2 才 cái — talent; ability
才 is a component in 6 characters
HSK 1
在 zài to exist; to live
HSK 4
存 cún to exist; to be alive 材 cái timber; wood
HSK 5
团 tuán round; circular 闭 bì to close; to shut
HSK 6
财 cái wealth; money and material resources

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