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Usage note

表示一群人或一东西。

zǔ biǎo shì yì qún rén huò yì zǔ dōng xī。

组 means a group or a set.

Context note

常用于人数、分类和团队。

zǔ cháng yòng yú rén shù 、 fēn lèi hé tuán duì。

It is often used for people, categories, and teams.

5 examples

我们分成三
wǒ men fēn chéng sān zǔ。
We are divided into three groups.
这一同学很认真。
zhè yì zǔ tóng xué hěn rèn zhēn。
This group of students is very serious.
请把东西分
qǐng bǎ dōng xī fēn zǔ。
Please sort the items into groups.
这个负责表演。
zhè ge zǔ fù zé biǎo yǎn。
This group is responsible for the performance.
都有一个任务。
měi zǔ dōu yǒu yí gè rèn wu。
Each group has a task.

5 mini stories

老师把全班分成四
lǎo shī bǎ quán bān fēn chéng sì zǔ。
The teacher divided the whole class into four groups.
他们这一完成得最快。
tā men zhè yì zǔ wán chéng dé zuì kuài。
Their group finished the fastest.
都要写一个答案。
měi zǔ dōu yào xiě yí gè dá àn。
Each group must write one answer.
小朋友们排成一
xiǎo péng yǒu men pái chéng yì zǔ。
The children lined up in a group.
图片很漂亮。
zhè zǔ tú piàn hěn piào liang。
This set of pictures is very beautiful.

Mini dialogue

分组活动

A
老师让我们四个人一做科学实验。
Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen sì gè rén yī zǔ zuò kēxué shíyàn.
The teacher asked us to do the science experiment in groups of four.
B
太好了,我们这一定能做得很好!
Tài hǎo le, wǒmen zhè zǔ yīdìng néng zuò de hěn hǎo!
Great, our group will definitely do a good job!

音乐兴趣组

A
你参加了学校的什么兴趣
Nǐ cānjiā le xuéxiào de shénme xìngqù zǔ?
What interest group did you join at school?
B
我参加了合唱,每周三下午活动。
Wǒ cānjiā le héchàng zǔ, měi zhōu sān xiàwǔ huódòng.
I joined the choir group. We have activities every Wednesday afternoon.

Related words and contrasts

similar
duì
team

A 组 is like a small 队 working together.

opposite
个人
gè rén
individual

组 means group; 个人 means one person alone.

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