球队 qiúduì sports team
sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc)
How to remember 球队: 球 ball + 队 team = sports team.
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How it is used
- Straightforward noun for a sports team in a ball game (soccer, basketball, etc).
- 他加入了学校的球队 (tā jiārùle xuéxiào de qiúduì) - He joined the school's team.
- Often preceded by the sport: 篮球队 (basketball team), 足球队 (soccer team).
- Common, neutral register, used in both sports news and everyday talk.
Example sentences
- 一个足球队由十一个球员组成。 Yígè zúqiúduì yóu shíyígè qiúyuán zǔchéng.A soccer team consists of eleven players.