Meaning
multitude
Chinese: 许多人、群众。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zhong” becomes a different word in each tone. 众 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 观众guān zhòngspectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc)
- 听众tīng zhòngaudience; listeners
- 大众dà zhòngthe masses; the great bulk of the population; popular (of music, science etc)
- 群众qún zhòngmass; multitude; the masses
- 众多zhòng duōnumerous
More Words
Example Sentence
公园里聚集了很多观众。Gōng yuán lǐ jù jí le hěn duō guān zhòng.Many spectators gathered in the park.
公园Gōng yuánpark (for public recreatio里lǐinside聚集jù jíto assemble了le(completed action)很hěnvery多duōmany观guānto look at众zhòng(bound form) crowd。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Three people (人) gathered together — a great many. It means ‘crowd / the masses / many’. Simplified from 衆.
A way to remember it
Three people make a crowd.
Easy to confuse with
- 从‘To follow’: only two people, one behind the other.