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duì = du + ei4
squadron / team / group / CL:個|个[ge4]
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How to pronounce 队

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= du initial

Du is for Doggy Dog.

By Matthias • updated 13 days ago
+ ei4 final

In the Eiffel Tower’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

队 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
rén = r + (e)n2
person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
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Character component without intrinsic meaning
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Characters with 队 as component

zhuì = zhu + ei4
to fall / to drop / to weigh down
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Words with 队

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band / pop group / CL:支[zhi1]
ranks / troops / queue / line / procession / CL:個|个[ge4],支[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
army / troops / CL:支[zhi1],個|个[ge4]

Sentences with 队

hǎo
xiǎng
yào
shì
duì
OK. Let's be a team!

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duì

squadron / team / group / CL:個|个[ge4]

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