tổ viên
Definition
- Noun:
- Member of a group/team: A person who belongs to a specific, often small, organized unit such as a team, cell, squad, or collective. This term emphasizes membership within a defined, functional subdivision of a larger organization.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Anh ấy là một tổ viên rất tích cực trong tổ sản xuất. (He is a very active member of the production team.)
- Các tổ viên trong tổ cứu hộ đã có mặt rất nhanh. (The members of the rescue squad arrived very quickly.)
- Mỗi tổ viên đều phải hoàn thành nhiệm vụ được giao. (Every team member must complete their assigned task.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is commonly used in contexts of structured collectives like work teams (tổ sản xuất), specialized units (tổ kỹ thuật), or grassroots organizational cells (tổ dân phố - neighborhood group). It implies a direct, practical role within that small unit.
Variants and Related Words
Tổ trưởng (n): Team leader, head of a group.
- Tổ trưởng chịu trách nhiệm phân công công việc. (The team leader is responsible for assigning work.)
Đội viên (n): Member of a larger team or brigade (often đội implies a larger unit than tổ).
- Cô ấy là đội viên trong đội bóng chuyền. (She is a member of the volleyball team.)
Synonyms
- Thành viên: Member (a more general term for member of any organization or group).
- Thành phần: Component, member (less common for people, more for elements).
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