Chinese–EnglishWith examples

集体

jí tǐ · ji ti

Traditional 集體

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. collective (decision)
  2. joint (effort)
  3. a group
  4. a team
  5. en masse
  6. as a group
Embed this word

Put this word on your class page or blog. Keep the link under the frame, so people can find the word. More widgets

In a conversation

0:20 cartoon

Team hiking trip

  1. Liangliang

    周末(zhōumò)公司(gōngsī)有(yǒu)集体(jítǐ)活动(huódòng)，你(nǐ)去(qù)吗(ma)？

    The company has a group activity this weekend, are you going?

  2. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)活动(huódòng)？

    What activity?

  3. Liangliang

    集体(jítǐ)爬山(páshān)，所有(suǒyǒu)人(rén)都(dōu)要(yào)去(qù)。

    Group hiking, everyone has to go.

  4. Dengdeng

    集体(jítǐ)活动(huódòng)我(wǒ)一定(yīdìng)去(qù)！集体(jítǐ)爬山(páshān)我(wǒ)最(zuì)喜欢(xǐhuan)。

    I will definitely go to group activities! I like group hiking the most.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)说(shuō)你(nǐ)最(zuì)怕(pà)爬山(páshān)吗(ma)？

    Didn't you say you are most afraid of hiking?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)最怕(zuìpà)的(de)是(shì)一个人(yīgèrén)爬(pá)。

    What I fear most is climbing alone.

Tap a word for its meaning in this line. The characters’ voices are computer-generated.

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)件(jiàn)事(shì)需(xū)要(yào)集(jí)体(tǐ)讨(tǎo)论(lùn)后(hòu)再(zài)决(jué)定(dìng)。

This matter needs to be discussed collectively before a decision is made.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)全(quán)班(bān)集(jí)体(tǐ)参(cān)加(jiā)了(le)学(xué)校(xiào)的(de)运(yùn)动(dòng)会(huì)。

Our whole class took part in the school sports meet as a group.

Sources & licenses

How to write

Choose a character to watch its strokes or trace it yourself.

Mainland China stroke order, including traditional characters. Drawing sources & licenses.

The characters

Explore individually
集
jí

to gather; to collect

体
tǐ

body; form

Individual character meanings do not always explain the meaning of a whole word.

Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

More words starting with JExplore words in context