Usage note
团表示很多人在一起。
Tuán biǎoshì hěn duō rén zài yīqǐ.
Group means many people together.
Context note
团常用于旅游团或团体。
Tuán cháng yòng yú lǚyóu tuán huò tuántǐ.
Group is often used for tour groups or teams.
5 examples
我们是一个团。
wǒ men shì yí gè tuán。
We are a group.
这个团有十个人。
zhè ge tuán yǒu shí gè rén。
This group has ten people.
他参加了合唱团。
tā cān jiā le hé chàng tuán。
He joined a choir group.
旅行团出发了。
lǚ xíng tuán chū fā le。
The tour group set off.
团里大家互相帮助。
tuán lǐ dà jiā hù xiāng bāng zhù。
In the group, everyone helps each other.
5 mini stories
小红和朋友们组成了一个团。
xiǎo hóng hé péng yǒu men zǔ chéng le yí gè tuán。
Xiao Hong and friends formed a group.
这个团一起做游戏。
zhè ge tuán yì qǐ zuò yóu xì。
This group played games together.
团长带领大家唱歌。
tuán zhǎng dài lǐng dà jiā chàng gē。
The group leader led everyone to sing.
团里的小明很友好。
tuán lǐ de xiǎo míng hěn yǒu hǎo。
Xiao Ming in the group is very friendly.
他们团去了公园。
tā men tuán qù le gōng yuán。
Their group went to the park.
Mini dialogue
我们是一个团
A
我们是一个团，一起去公园玩吧。
Wǒmen shì yīgè tuán, yīqǐ qù gōngyuán wán ba.
We are a group, let's go to the park together.
B
好啊，我喜欢和团里的朋友一起玩。
Hǎo a, wǒ xǐhuān hé tuán lǐ de péngyǒu yīqǐ wán.
Okay, I like playing with friends in the group.
参加兴趣团
A
你参加了什么团？
Nǐ cānjiā le shénme tuán?
What group did you join?
B
我参加了学校的画画团。
Wǒ cānjiā le xuéxiào de huàhuà tuán.
I joined the school's drawing group.
Related words and contrasts
similar
组
zǔ
group; team
Both can mean a group of people.
similar
队
duì
team
队 is often used for sports teams or squads.
opposite
个人
gè rén
individual
团 is a group, while 个人 is a single person.