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组织 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say zǔzhī slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
“组织”可以表示把东西或人安排得有条理，也可以指一个团体。
“Zǔzhī” kěyǐ biǎoshì bǎ dōngxi huò rén ānpái de yǒu tiáolǐ, yě kěyǐ zhǐ yī gè tuántǐ.
"Organize" can mean arranging things or people in an orderly way, or it can refer to a group.
Context note
在学校里，老师经常组织活动，比如春游或运动会。
Zài xuéxiào lǐ, lǎoshī jīngcháng zǔzhī huódòng, bǐrú chūnyóu huò yùndònghuì.
At school, teachers often organize activities, like spring outings or sports meets.
5 examples
妈妈帮我组织书包里的书。
mā ma bāng wǒ zǔ zhī shū bāo lǐ de shū。
Mom helps me organize the books in my backpack.
我们班组织了一次植树活动。
wǒ men bān zǔ zhī le yí cì zhí shù huó dòng。
Our class organized a tree-planting activity.
这个组织帮助了很多小朋友。
zhè ge zǔ zhī bāng zhù le hěn duō xiǎo péng yǒu。
This organization helped many children.
小明喜欢组织大家一起玩游戏。
xiǎo míng xǐ huan zǔ zhī dà jiā yì qǐ wán yóu xì。
Xiao Ming likes to organize everyone to play games together.
老师让我们组织小组讨论。
lǎo shī ràng wǒ men zǔ zhī xiǎo zǔ tǎo lùn。
The teacher asked us to organize group discussions.
5 mini stories
小红组织了一个读书会。大家都很开心地参加。
xiǎo hóng zǔ zhī le yí gè dú shū huì。 dà jiā dōu hěn kāi xīn dì cān jiā。
Xiao Hong organized a reading club. Everyone happily joined.
学校组织我们去博物馆。我们学到了很多新知识。
xué xiào zǔ zhī wǒ men qù bó wù guǎn。 wǒ men xué dào le hěn duō xīn zhī shi。
The school organized a trip to the museum. We learned a lot of new knowledge.
爸爸组织了一次家庭野餐。我们吃了好吃的三明治。
bà ba zǔ zhī le yí cì jiā tíng yě cān。 wǒ men chī le hǎo chī de sān míng zhì。
Dad organized a family picnic. We ate delicious sandwiches.
这个组织给山区孩子送书。孩子们非常感激。
zhè ge zǔ zhī gěi shān qū hái zi sòng shū。 hái zi men fēi cháng gǎn jī。
This organization sends books to children in mountain areas. The children are very grateful.
老师组织我们打扫教室。教室变得很干净。
lǎo shī zǔ zhī wǒ men dǎ sǎo jiào shì。 jiào shì biàn de hěn gān jìng。
The teacher organized us to clean the classroom. The classroom became very clean.