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团

tuán

1. noun ball-shaped thing; wad

   桌上扔着几个纸团。

   Zhuō shàng rēngzhe jǐ ge zhǐtuán.

   A few balls of crumpled paper lie on the desk.

2. noun group; organization; delegation

   他跟团去欧洲旅游了。

   Tā gēn tuán qù Ōuzhōu lǚyóu le.

   He went on a group tour to Europe.

3. verb to unite; to gather (as in 团聚)

   春节全家团聚。

   Chūnjié quánjiā tuánjù.

   The whole family reunites at Spring Festival.

4. suffix troupe, group, corporation

   代表团明天抵达北京。

   Dàibiǎotuán míngtiān dǐdá Běijīng.

   The delegation arrives in Beijing tomorrow.

5. measure word measure word for ball-shaped masses, or for air masses and moods

   天空飘着一团乌云，看起来要下雨了。

   Tiānkōng piāo zhe yī tuán wūyún, kàn qǐlái yào xià yǔ le.

   A mass of dark clouds floated in the sky, looking like it was about to rain.

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