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队伍

duì wǔ · dui wu

Traditional 隊伍

HSK 6Measure words: 个 gè, 支 zhī, 条 tiáo

Meaning

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  1. ranks
  2. troops
  3. queue
  4. line
  5. procession
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The mystery queue

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)，前面(qiánmiàn)的(de)队伍(duìwǔ)好(hǎo)长(cháng)啊(a)！

    Dengdeng, look, the queue ahead is so long!

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，队伍(duìwǔ)都(dōu)排(pái)到(dào)马路(mǎlù)上(shàng)了(le)。

    Yes, the queue even reaches the street.

  3. Liangliang

    这么(zhème)长(cháng)的(de)队伍(duìwǔ)，一定(yīdìng)很(hěn)好吃(hǎochī)，我们(wǒmen)也(yě)排(pái)吧(ba)。

    With a queue this long, it must be tasty. Let's join too.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！这个(zhège)队伍(duìwǔ)走(zǒu)得(de)很(hěn)快(kuài)。

    OK! This queue moves fast.

  5. Liangliang

    等一下(děngyīxià)，我们(wǒmen)排(pái)的(de)是(shì)什么(shénme)队伍(duìwǔ)？

    Wait, what queue are we in?

  6. Dengdeng

    不知道(bùzhīdào)，队伍(duìwǔ)这么(zhème)长(cháng)，一定(yīdìng)好吃(hǎochī)。

    No idea. The queue is so long it must be tasty.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

哪(nǎ)一(yì)支(zhī)队(duì)伍(wǔ)赢(yíng)了(le)比(bǐ)赛(sài)并(bìng)不(bú)重(zhòng)要(yào)。

Which team won the match really isn't important.

Tatoeba: Chinese by cienias · English by FeuDRenais2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

游(yóu)客(kè)们(men)排(pái)成(chéng)一(yì)条(tiáo)长(cháng)长(cháng)的(de)队(duì)伍(wǔ)等(děng)待(dài)入(rù)场(chǎng)。

The tourists lined up in a long queue waiting to enter.

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