队 duì team
How to remember 队: 阝 mound + 人 person = team. On the muddy mound behind the school every person in the hiking club pulls the next one up, cheering as one team.
Component breakdown
队 = 阝 mound + 人 person
- 阝 mound
- 人 person
On the muddy mound behind the school every person in the hiking club pulls the next one up, cheering as one team.
How it came to be
A mound, with people beside it. In the full form, a pig falls down a slope. It first meant to fall, and a line of men coming downhill took over the shape.
How it is used
- 'Team, line/queue, unit' and a measure word for lines of people. 排队 (páiduì) queue up is the daily word: 排队买票 (páiduì mǎi piào) line up to buy tickets.
- 团队 (tuánduì) = a team in the work/project sense; 队伍 (duìwu) = ranks/a column of people or a contingent.
- Sports and military: 球队 (qiúduì) a sports team, 军队 (jūnduì) army, 队长 (duìzhǎng) captain.
Characters built with 队
Words with 队
- 排队pái duìqueueHSK 4
- 球队qiúduìsports teamHSK 4
- 队员duìyuánteam memberHSK 4
- 队长duìzhǎngcaptainHSK 4
- 团队tuánduìteamHSK 5
- 队伍duìwuranksHSK 5
- 军队jūnduìarmed forcesHSK 6
- 部队bùduìarmyHSK 6
- 乐队yuèduìbandHSK 7
- 带队dàiduìto lead a teamHSK 7
- 掉队diàoduìto fall behindHSK 7
- 啦啦队lālāduìcheerleading squadHSK 8
- 成群结队chéngqún-jiéduìmaking up a groupHSK 8
- 队形duìxíngformationHSK 9
- 领队lǐngduìto lead a groupHSK 9
Example sentences
- 小朋友们依次排队上车。 Xiǎo péngyǒumen yīcì páiduì shàngchē.The children line up to board the school bus.