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组

zǔ · zu/Zǔ · zu

Traditional 組

HSK 2Old HSK 6

Meaning

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zǔ 組

  1. to form
  2. to organize
  3. group
  4. team
  5. classifier for sets, series, groups of people, batteries

Zǔ 組

  1. surname Zu
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Forming a team

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)的(de)比赛(bǐsài)，三个人(sāngèrén)一(yī)组(zǔ)。

    In today's contest, teams are three people each.

  2. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)这(zhè)组(zǔ)只有(zhǐyǒu)两个人(liǎnggèrén)，还(hái)差(chà)一个(yīgè)。

    Our team has only two people, one short.

  3. Dengdeng

    咦(yí)，琦琦(qíqí)在(zài)那边(nàbian)！

    Hey, Qiqi is over there!

  4. Qiqi

    我(wǒ)一个人(yīgèrén)一(yī)组(zǔ)，还(hái)缺(quē)两个人(liǎnggèrén)。

    I'm on a team of one and need two more.

  5. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)，我们(wǒmen)合并(hébìng)成(chéng)一(yī)组(zǔ)，正好(zhènghǎo)三个人(sāngèrén)！

    Great, let us merge into one team, exactly three people!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)组(zǔ)一(yì)支(zhī)救(jiù)援(yuán)队(duì)吧(ba)。

Let's organize a search party.

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

02

老(lǎo)师(shī)把(bǎ)学(xué)生(sheng)分(fēn)成(chéng)四(sì)个(ge)组(zǔ)做(zuò)实(shí)验(yàn)。

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

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