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小组xiǎo zǔgroup

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小组 (xiǎo zǔ) means "group," a small team of people who study or work together, as in 我们小组有五位同学 (our group has five classmates). Teachers often put a class into groups for homework, and offices use 小组 for a team that works on one task together.

What does 小组 mean?

  1. 1.

    groupnoun

What do the characters in 小组 mean?

  • 小small
  • 组group

How do you use 小组?

小组 is common in school and work: 学习小组, 小组讨论, 分成小组.

What are some examples of 小组 in a sentence?

  1. 这个小组很好。

    Zhège xiǎozǔ hěn hǎo.

    This group is very good.

  2. 我们小组有五位同学。

    Wǒmen xiǎozǔ yǒu wǔ wèi tóngxué.

    Our group has five classmates.

  3. 老师让我们小组一起做。

    Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen xiǎozǔ yìqǐ zuò.

    The teacher has our group do it together.

How is 小组 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    明天的作业是自己做吗?

    Míngtiān de zuòyè shì zìjǐ zuò ma?

    Do we do tomorrow's homework on our own?

  2. Speaker B:

    不是,老师说要小组一起做。

    Bú shì, lǎoshī shuō yào xiǎozǔ yìqǐ zuò.

    No, the teacher says groups do it together.

  3. Speaker A:

    我们小组有谁?

    Wǒmen xiǎozǔ yǒu shéi?

    Who is in our group?

  4. Speaker B:

    你、我、小王和小李。

    Nǐ, wǒ, Xiǎo Wáng hé Xiǎo Lǐ.

    You, me, Xiao Wang, and Xiao Li.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.