球队 Traditional form: 球隊 Pinyin (reading): qiúduì Definitions: sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc) Characters: 球 - ball, globe, sphere; round 队 - team, group, band, army unit; measure word for groups of people Traditional characters: 球 - ball, globe, sphere; round 隊 - team, group, band, army unit; measure word for groups of people