队伍
Old HSK 6
队伍 (duìwǔ) · team
队伍 (duìwǔ) means “team; ranks; line; troops”. It is written with 2 characters: 队 (team) + 伍 (five). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 队伍 is built
The characters
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)
伍 wǔ · five
What 伍 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 五wǔ — five
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
Example sentences
排队的队伍越来越长了。Páiduì de duìwǔ yuèláiyuè cháng le.The queue is getting longer and longer.
我们的老师队伍很年轻。Wǒmen de lǎoshī duìwǔ hěn niánqīng.Our team of teachers is very young.
Questions about 队伍
What does 队伍 mean?
队伍 (duìwǔ) means “team; ranks; line; troops”.
How do you pronounce 队伍?
队伍 is pronounced duìwǔ.
Which HSK level is 队伍?
队伍 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 队长duìzhǎngcaptain
- 排队páiduìto line up
- 球队qiúduì(sports) team
- 队员duìyuánteam member
- 乐队yuèduìband
- 军队jūnduìarmy
- 队duìteam
Learn 队伍 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 47: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.