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队伍 (duì wǔ) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

队伍 (duì wǔ) is a Chinese word: team, troop, contingent. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 队伍

名 míng noun

team, troop, contingent

救援队伍已经到达灾区。

jiù yuán duì wǔ yǐ jīng dào dá zāi qū

The rescue team has already arrived at the disaster area.

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Word breakdown

队 duì — team, group, organized unit

伍 wǔ — ranks, formation, military organization

Structure & writing
1 队 duì — line; column; procession
队 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

1.1 阝 fǔ — mound/hill radical, representing elevated terrain
阝 is a component in 47 characters
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2 伍 wǔ — a military unit of five soldiers in ancient times; now refers to the army in general

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

consists of

2.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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2.2 五 wǔ — five (4+1)
五 is a component in 1 characters

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