抱团

抱團

bàotuán

verb

Meanings

1 to band together
2 to form a clique
3 to stick together as a group

Characters

to hug, to hold

Examples

部门里那几个人总是抱团。

Bùmén lǐ nà jǐ ge rén zǒngshì bàotuán.

Those few people in the department always stick together.

新员工容易被老员工抱团排挤。

Xīn yuángōng róngyì bèi lǎo yuángōng bàotuán páijǐ.

New hires can easily get frozen out by the old guard's clique.

他们抱团取暖度过了难关。

Tāmen bàotuán qǔnuǎn dùguò le nánguān.

They huddled together for warmth and got through the hard times.

Tips

usage

抱团 carries two shades: neutral/positive 'band together for mutual support' (抱团取暖) and negative 'form a clique that excludes others.' Context decides. In workplace talk, it usually leans negative.

Stroke Order

抱 bào

团 tuán