gang; clique; criminal syndicate
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
gang; clique; group formed for illegal or nefarious activities
neutralStrongly negative connotation. Used by police, media, and law to describe criminal organizations, from petty street gangs to sophisticated syndicates.
Jǐng警
fāng方
zuó昨
wǎn晚
dǎo捣
huǐ毁
le了
yī一
gè个
fàn贩
dú毒
tuán团
huǒ伙
。
The police smashed a drug trafficking gang last night.
Zhè这
ge个
liú流
máng氓
tuán团
huǒ伙
jīng经
cháng常
zài在
jiē街
qū区
rě惹
shì事
shēng生
fēi非
。
This hooligan gang often causes trouble in the neighborhood.
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Nà那
ge个
diàn电
xìn信
zhà诈
piàn骗
tuán团
huǒ伙
de的
chéng成
yuán员
quán全
bù部
luò落
wǎng网
le了
。
All members of that telecom fraud syndicate have been caught.
Tā他
men们
huái怀
yí疑
gōng公
sī司
nèi内
bù部
cún存
zài在
yī一
gè个
tān贪
wū污
tuán团
huǒ伙
。
They suspect the existence of a corruption clique inside the company.