敢死队 (gǎnsǐduì): suicide squad

Measure Word

一支敢死队 zhī

Meanings

1 suicide squad
2 kamikaze unit
3 dare-to-die corps

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

战争中，敢死队充当先锋。

Zhànzhēng zhōng, gǎnsǐduì chōngdāng xiānfēng.

During the war, the suicide squad served as the vanguard.

HSK 7-9

他们组建了一支敢死队。

Tāmen zǔjiàn le yì zhī gǎnsǐduì.

They formed a suicide squad.

Tips

memory

Literally "dare-die-team" - a squad of soldiers who dare to die. The name says it all.

Stroke Order

敢 gǎn

死 sǐ

队 duì

Related Words

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cheerleading squad / cheering squad

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to have the audacity to; to dare / how dare (someone)

小队 xiǎoduì #4,216

squad / team / small group

部队 bùduì HSK 6 #2,169

army; troops; armed forces / military unit

死去 sǐqù #1,417

to die / to pass away

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marine corps / marines

死亡 sǐwáng HSK 6 #735

death; mortality / to die; to perish

队 duì HSK 2 #416

team / squad / line (of people)

死 sǐ HSK 3 #103

to die; death / dead; deadly / extremely; to death (intensifier)