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小组

xiǎo zǔ · xiao zu

Traditional 小組

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. group
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Group of two

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)小组(xiǎozǔ)还(hái)有(yǒu)谁(shéi)？

    Who else is in our group?

  2. Liangliang

    就(jiù)我们(wǒmen)两个(liǎnggè)。

    Just the two of us.

  3. Dengdeng

    两个(liǎnggè)人(rén)也(yě)算(suàn)小组(xiǎozǔ)吗(ma)？

    Do two people even count as a group?

  4. Liangliang

    老师(lǎoshī)说(shuō)，两个(liǎnggè)人(rén)也(yě)是(shì)小组(xiǎozǔ)。

    The teacher said two people are a group too.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)当(dāng)组长(zǔzhǎng)，你(nǐ)是(shì)其他(qítā)所有(suǒyǒu)人(rén)。

    Then I am the leader, and you are everyone else.

  6. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，组长(zǔzhǎng)，请(qǐng)你(nǐ)先(xiān)写(xiě)作业(zuòyè)。

    Fine, leader. Please write the homework first.

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In a sentence

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01

我(wǒ)的(de)评(píng)论(lùn)引(yǐn)起(qǐ)了(le)小(xiǎo)组(zǔ)内(nèi)的(de)争(zhēng)论(lùn)。

My comment sparked off an argument in the group.

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

02

老(lǎo)师(shī)把(bǎ)我(wǒ)们(men)分(fēn)成(chéng)四(sì)个(gè)小(xiǎo)组(zǔ)做(zuò)实(shí)验(yàn)。

The teacher divided us into four groups to do the experiment.

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The characters

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小
xiǎo

small; tiny

组
zǔ

to form; to organize

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