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啦啦队

lālāduì

cheerleading squad

Three cheerleaders with pom-poms, one raising her arms
Memory picture

Characters in this word

啦 la

Strokes
11
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 拉 to pull, to drag
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

队 duì

Strokes
4
Radical
阝 — place, town, city
Made of
阝 place, town, city 人 man, person
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 那支啦啦队不仅负责赛场助威,还通过短视频为学校塑造了鲜明形象。 Nà zhī lālāduì bùjǐn fùzé sàichǎng zhùwēi, hái tōngguò duǎn shìpín wèi xuéxiào sùzào le xiānmíng xíngxiàng. That cheerleading squad not only cheers at competitions but also uses short videos to create a distinctive image for the school.
  • 啦啦队在赛场边为运动员加油。 Lālāduì zài sàichǎng biān wèi yùndòngyuán jiāyóu. The cheerleaders cheer on the athletes at the edge of the field.
  • 我姐姐是学校啦啦队的队员。 Wǒ jiějie shì xuéxiào lālāduì de duìyuán. My older sister is a member of the school cheerleading squad.

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