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抱团

抱團
bàotuán
verb

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 3
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.
HSK 5
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.
HSK 7-9
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