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How to Say ‘The team is close-knit.’ in Simplified Chinese

团队关系也很亲近。

tuán duì guān xì yě hěn qīn jìn

[twan-dway gwan-shee yeah hun chin-jin]

💬 Usage Tip: [亲近] describes people being emotionally close, not physically near. You can reuse it in [我们跟客户很亲近] or [同事之间很亲近].

Phrase Breakdown

团队关系

tuán duì guān xì

team relationships; team dynamics

Refers to the relationships among members of a team.

Example

他们的团队关系很好。

Their team relationships are very good.

Words in this phrase

团队

tuán duì

[twan-dway]

team

A group that works together in a company, department, or project setting.

Example

这个团队沟通很顺畅。

This team communicates very smoothly.

关系

guān xì

[gwan-shee]

relationship; relations

How people connect, interact, and get along with one another.

Example

团队关系对工作效率很重要。

Team relationships are very important for work efficiency.

也很亲近

yě hěn qīn jìn

also very close

Describes a warm, close relationship between people.

Example

同事之间也很亲近。

The coworkers are also very close.

Words in this phrase

[yeah]

also; too

Shows addition, meaning something else is true as well.

Example

大家合作得很好,关系也很自然。

Everyone cooperates well, and the relationships are also very natural.

hěn

[hun]

very; quite

A common degree word used before adjectives in everyday speech.

Example

同事之间很友好。

Colleagues are very friendly with each other.

亲近

qīn jìn

[chin-jin]

close; intimate

Describes a feeling of emotional closeness among people.

Example

团队关系也很亲近,让人觉得舒服。

The team relationships are also very close, which makes people feel comfortable.

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