Usage note
队表示一组一起活动的人。
duì biǎo shì yì zǔ yì qǐ huó dòng de rén。
Team means a group of people who act together.
Context note
队常出现在体育、比赛和组织活动里。
duì cháng chū xiàn zài tǐ yù 、 bǐ sài hé zǔ zhī huó dòng lǐ。
Teams often appear in sports, competitions, and organized activities.
5 examples
我们是一队。
wǒ men shì yí duì。
We are a team.
这支队很强。
zhè zhī duì hěn qiáng。
This team is very strong.
队员们在训练。
duì yuán men zài xùn liàn。
The team members are training.
他是我们队的。
tā shì wǒ men duì de。
He is on our team.
队伍排得很整齐。
duì wu pái dé hěn zhěng qí。
The queue is lined up neatly.
5 mini stories
运动会上，我们队得了第一名。
yùn dòng huì shàng， wǒ men duì dé le dì yī míng。
At the sports meet, our team got first place.
老师说队员之间要互相帮助。
lǎo shī shuō duì yuán zhī jiān yào hù xiāng bāng zhù。
The teacher said team members should help each other.
我们排成一队，准备进教室。
wǒ men pái chéng yí duì， zhǔn bèi jìn jiào shì。
We lined up in a queue, ready to enter the classroom.
他加入了足球队，每天都练习。
tā jiā rù le zú qiú duì， měi tiān dōu liàn xí。
He joined the soccer team and practices every day.
队伍很长，但是大家都很安静。
duì wu hěn cháng， dàn shì dà jiā dōu hěn ān jìng。
The line is long, but everyone is quiet.
Mini dialogue
排队
A
买冰淇淋的人好多，我们得排队。
Mǎi bīngqílín de rén hǎo duō, wǒmen děi páiduì.
There are so many people buying ice cream, we have to line up.
B
好，我们排在那个队的后面。
Hǎo, wǒmen pái zài nàge duì de hòumiàn.
Okay, let's line up at the back of that line.
插队
A
你看，那个人在插队。
Nǐ kàn, nàge rén zài chāduì.
Look, that person is cutting in line.
B
这样做不对，我们应该好好排队。
Zhèyàng zuò bù duì, wǒmen yīnggāi hǎohāo páiduì.
That's not right, we should line up properly.
Related words and contrasts
similar
组
zǔ
group
Both mean a group of people, but 队 often implies a more organized team like a sports team.
opposite
个人
gèrén
individual
队 is a team; 个人 means a single person.