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智囊团

zhì náng tuándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
think tank / brain trust
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-3f654431604e1567. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

智囊團 智囊团 [zhi4 nang2 tuan2] /think tank; brain trust/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 智囊團

  • 智
    zhì

    (literary) wise / wisdom

  • 囊
    nāng

    used in 囊膪[nāng chuài] and 囊揣[nāng chuài] / used in 鼓鼓囊囊[gǔ gu nāng nāng]

    náng

    sack / purse / pocket (for money)

  • 团
    tuán

    round / lump / ball / to roll into a ball / to gather / regiment / group / society / classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke) / dumpling

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.