支队

支隊

zhīduì

noun #33,792

Measure Word

一支支队 zhī

Meanings

1 detachment (military)
2 task force
3 unit (roughly equivalent to a regiment or division)

Characters

branch, sub-unit

Examples

HSK 3

支队接到了新的任务。

Zhīduì jiēdào le xīn de rènwù.

The detachment received a new mission.

HSK 6

这支队伍是独立支队。

Zhè zhī duìwǔ shì dúlì zhīduì.

This unit is an independent detachment.

HSK 7-9

他在武警支队当队长。

Tā zài wǔjǐng zhīduì dāng duìzhǎng.

He serves as captain in an armed police detachment.

Tips

usage

支队 sits between 大队 (large unit) and 中队 (mid-sized unit) in Chinese military and police hierarchy - roughly the size of a regiment. Common in PLA, armed police (武警), and fire services.

Stroke Order

支 zhī

队 duì