Definition
大队 is a noun with three distinct senses. In a military context it means a large group or formation, like a battalion or regiment. Historically in PRC, it refers to a production brigade (生产大队), the basic administrative and economic unit in rural communes during the Mao era. It can also mean a large number or crowd of people, as in 一大队人 ('a large group of people').
n.
(military) large groupformatione.g. battalion(historical) production brigade (basic unit in rural communes)a large number or crowd (of people)
Examples
- 大队。Tāmen shǔyú yí gè tèzhǒng dà duì.They belong to a special forces group.
- ，大队。Rénmín gōngshè shíqī, dà duì shì jīběn de shēngchǎn dānwèi.During the people's commune period, the production brigade was the basic production unit.
- 。Jīntiān lái le dà duì rénmǎ.A large number of people came today.
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