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乐队

yuè duì · yue dui

Traditional 樂隊

HSK 3Measure word: 支 zhī

Meaning

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  1. band
  2. pop group
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In a conversation

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Starting a band

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)听(tīng)！那个(nàge)乐队(yuèduì)真(zhēn)好听(hǎotīng)！

    Listen! That band sounds so good.

  2. Dengdeng

    他们(tāmen)四个(sìgè)人(rén)，一个(yīgè)弹吉他(tánjítā)，一个(yīgè)打鼓(dǎgǔ)。

    There are four of them. One plays guitar and one plays drums.

  3. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)也(yě)要(yào)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)乐队(yuèduì)！

    We should have a band too!

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！我(wǒ)弹吉他(tánjítā)，你(nǐ)打鼓(dǎgǔ)。

    Good! I will play guitar and you play drums.

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)不会(bùhuì)打鼓(dǎgǔ)。

    But I can't play drums.

  6. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，我(wǒ)也(yě)不会(bùhuì)弹吉他(tánjítā)！

    It's fine, I can't play guitar either!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

有(yǒu)人(rén)认(rèn)为(wéi)他(tā)们(men)是(shì)历(lì)史(shǐ)上(shàng)最(zuì)伟(wěi)大(dà)的(de)乐(yuè)队(duì)。

They are considered the greatest rock band in history.

Tatoeba: Chinese by eastasiastudent · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

乐(yuè)队(duì)正(zhèng)在(zài)进(jìn)行(xíng)音(yīn)响(xiǎng)测(cè)试(shì)。

The band is now doing a sound check.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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乐
lè

happy; cheerful

队
duì

squadron; team

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