团伙 tuánhuǒ gang
(criminal) gang; gang member; accomplice; crony
How to remember 团伙: 团 sphere + 伙 companion = gang.
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How it is used
- A criminal gang - 诈骗团伙 (zhàpiàn tuánhuǒ) a fraud ring; 犯罪团伙 (fànzuì tuánhuǒ) a criminal gang.
- Strongly negative and legal/news-flavored; unlike neutral 团体 (tuántǐ, group/organization), 团伙 implies wrongdoing.
Example sentences
- 该名青年将少女从流氓团伙中救了出来。 Gāimíng qīngnián jiāng shàonǚ cóng liúmángtuánhuǒ zhōngjiù le chūlái.The young man saved the girl from a bunch of hoodlums.