小组 xiǎozǔ group
How to remember 小组: 小 small + 组 to form = group.
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How it is used
- Noun for a small group or team assembled for a task, common in classrooms and workplaces: 小组讨论 (xiǎozǔ tǎolùn) group discussion, 分小组 (fēn xiǎozǔ) split into groups.
- Contrast with 团队 (tuánduì, "team," implying more organized ongoing collaboration) and 组 (zǔ) alone, the plain word for a group/unit.