Usage note
“团队”指一起合作做事情的一群人，比如体育团队、工作团队。
“Tuánduì” zhǐ yīqǐ hézuò zuò shìqíng de yī qún rén, bǐrú tǐyù tuánduì, gōngzuò tuánduì.
"Team" refers to a group of people who work together, such as a sports team or work team.
Context note
在烹饪课上，我们组成团队一起做蛋糕，每个人负责不同的步骤。
Zài pēngrèn kè shàng, wǒmen zǔchéng tuánduì yīqǐ zuò dàngāo, měi gè rén fùzé bùtóng de bùzhòu.
In cooking class, we formed a team to make a cake together, with each person responsible for different steps.
5 examples
我们的团队赢了比赛。
wǒ men de tuán duì yíng le bǐ sài。
Our team won the game.
这个团队一起做午饭。
zhè ge tuán duì yì qǐ zuò wǔ fàn。
This team makes lunch together.
团队合作很重要。
tuán duì hé zuò hěn zhòng yào。
Teamwork is very important.
我们团队有五个成员。
wǒ men tuán duì yǒu wǔ gè chéng yuán。
Our team has five members.
这个团队在厨房里很忙碌。
zhè ge tuán duì zài chú fáng lǐ hěn máng lù。
This team is very busy in the kitchen.
5 mini stories
小华和团队一起包饺子。他们分工合作，很快就包好了。
xiǎo huá hé tuán duì yì qǐ bāo jiǎo zǐ。 tā men fēn gōng hé zuò， hěn kuài jiù bāo hǎo le。
Xiao Hua and the team made dumplings together. They divided the work and finished quickly.
这个团队在美食节上做了很多小吃。大家都说好吃。
zhè ge tuán duì zài měi shí jié shàng zuò le hěn duō xiǎo chī。 dà jiā dōu shuō hǎo chī。
This team made many snacks at the food festival. Everyone said they were delicious.
我们的团队一起做水果沙拉。每个人带了一种水果。
wǒ men de tuán duì yì qǐ zuò shuǐ guǒ shā lā。 měi gè rén dài le yì zhǒng shuǐ guǒ。
Our team made fruit salad together. Each person brought one kind of fruit.
团队里的小丽负责切菜。她切得又快又好。
tuán duì lǐ de xiǎo lì fù zé qiè cài。 tā qiè dé yòu kuài yòu hǎo。
Xiao Li in the team is responsible for cutting vegetables. She cuts quickly and well.
这个团队一起烤饼干。他们分享给全班同学。
zhè ge tuán duì yì qǐ kǎo bǐng gān。 tā men fēn xiǎng gěi quán bān tóng xué。
This team baked cookies together. They shared them with the whole class.
Mini dialogue
团队合作
A
我们是一个团队，一起做饭吧。
Wǒmen shì yīgè tuánduì, yīqǐ zuòfàn ba.
We are a team, let's cook together.
B
好的，团队合作很重要。
Hǎo de, tuánduì hézuò hěn zhòngyào.
Okay, teamwork is very important.
厨房团队
A
这个餐厅的团队很厉害。
Zhège cāntīng de tuánduì hěn lìhài.
The team at this restaurant is very impressive.
B
是啊，他们做的菜很好吃。
Shì a, tāmen zuò de cài hěn hǎochī.
Yes, the dishes they make are delicious.
Related words and contrasts
similar
小组
xiǎo zǔ
small group
小组 is a smaller, often informal group.
similar
集体
jí tǐ
collective
Both emphasize working together as a unit.
opposite
个人
gè rén
individual
团队 is a team, while 个人 is an individual.