代表团 (dàibiǎotuán) · delegation
代表团 (dàibiǎotuán) means “delegation”. It is written with 3 characters: 代 (on behalf of) + 表 (watch (timepiece)) + 团 (group). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 代表团 is built
The characters
代 dài · on behalf of
What 代 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 弋yì — to catch
Origin hint: A man 亻 caught 弋 by the passing of time (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
表 biǎo · watch (timepiece)
What 表 is made of
- 毛máo — hair
- 衣yī — cloth
Origin hint: Fur 毛 clothing 衣; a shawl or wrap (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
团 tuán · group
What 团 is made of
- 囗wéi — enclosure
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 才cái — ability
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 亅 — hook
- 扌shǒu — hand
Origin hint: A lot of talent 才 gathered in one place 囗 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 代表团
What does 代表团 mean?
代表团 (dàibiǎotuán) means “delegation”.
How do you pronounce 代表团?
代表团 is pronounced dàibiǎotuán.
Which HSK level is 代表团?
代表团 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 代表dàibiǎorepresentative
- 古代gǔdàiancient times
- 年代niándàidecade (the 80s etc.)
- 时代shídàiage
- 现代xiàndàimodern
- 代替dàitìto replace
- 近代jìndàimodern times
- 替代tìdàito replace
- 朝代cháodàidynasty
- 代价dàijiàprice
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 35: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.