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

这支队伍是独立支队。

Zhè zhī duìwǔ shì dúlì zhīduì.

This unit is an independent detachment.

他在武警支队当队长。

Tā zài wǔjǐng zhīduì dāng duìzhǎng.

He serves as captain in an armed police detachment.

支队接到了新的任务。

Zhīduì jiē dào le xīn de rènwù.

The detachment received a new mission.

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