团队 (tuánduì)

团队 refers to a group of people who work together, coordinate their efforts, and share a common objective.

Meanings

[noun] Team; group; collective working unit.

Example Sentences

我们的团队由来自五个国家的人组成。 Wǒmen de tuánduì yóu lái zì wǔ gè guójiā de rén zǔchéng. Our team is made up of people from five countries.

良好的团队合作是成功的关键。 Liánghǎo de tuánduì hézuò shì chénggōng de guānjiàn. Good teamwork is the key to success.

她是团队里最有经验的成员。 Tā shì tuánduì lǐ zuì yǒu jīngyàn de chéngyuán. She is the most experienced member of the team.

这个项目需要跨部门团队合作完成。 Zhège xiàngmù xūyào kuà bùmén tuánduì hézuò wánchéng. This project requires cross-departmental team collaboration to complete.

Collocations

Collocation	Meaning
团队合作	teamwork
团队精神	team spirit
团队成员	team member
组建团队	to build a team
领导团队	to lead a team

Usage Notes

团队 emphasizes collaboration toward a shared goal, making it stronger than simply 小组 (xiǎozǔ, small group). The compound 团队精神 (team spirit) and 团队合作 (teamwork) are especially common in workplace and sports contexts. In modern Chinese, 团队 has become a key business buzzword.

Memory Hook

团 means "group/round gathering" (think of people huddled in a circle) and 队 means "line/unit" — a gathered unit of people lined up together is a team.