球队
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
球队 (qiúduì) · (sports) team
球队 (qiúduì) means “(sports) team”. It is written with 2 characters: 球 (ball) + 队 (team). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 球队 is built
The characters
球 qiú · ball
What 球 is made of
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 求qiú — to seek
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 氺shui — structural part
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: 王 gives the meaning, 求 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
队 duì · team
What 队 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A group of people 人 gathered in one place 阝 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他是我们球队的。Tā shì wǒmen qiúduì de.He is on our team.
你们球队有几个人？Nǐmen qiúduì yǒu jǐ ge rén?How many people are on your team?
Questions about 球队
What does 球队 mean?
球队 (qiúduì) means “(sports) team”.
How do you pronounce 球队?
球队 is pronounced qiúduì.
Which HSK level is 球队?
球队 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 打球dǎqiúto play ball
- 地球dìqiúthe earth
- 篮球lánqiúbasketball
- 排球páiqiúvolleyball
- 球场qiúchǎngsports field
- 球鞋qiúxiésneakers
- 网球wǎngqiútennis
- 球迷qiúmísports fan
- 全球quánqiúthe whole world
- 足球zúqiúfootball
Learn 球队 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 58: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.