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zhòng

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Definitions

  1. 1. crowd; multitude
  2. 2. many; numerous

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 812226)

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Words Containing 众

纠众
jiū zhòng

to muster

敌众我寡
dí zhòng wǒ guǎ

multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius)

大众
dà zhòng

Volkswagen (automobile manufacturer)

众数
zhòng shù

(statistics) mode

普通民众
pǔ tōng mín zhòng

ordinary people

惊群动众
jīng qún dòng zhòng

to alarm everyone

示众
shì zhòng

to publicly expose

从众
cóng zhòng

to follow the crowd

香港众志
xiāng gǎng zhòng zhì

Demosistō, a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong, established in 2016

众寡
zhòng guǎ

the many or the few

公众电信网路
gōng zhòng diàn xìn wǎng lù

public telephone network

众口皆碑
zhòng kǒu jiē bēi

to be praised by everyone

才华出众
cái huá chū zhòng

outstanding talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit

哗众取宠
huá zhòng qǔ chǒng

sensationalism

群众演员
qún zhòng yǎn yuán

extra (actor engaged to appear in a crowd scene)

不负众望
bù fù zhòng wàng

to live up to expectations (idiom)

一览众山小
yī lǎn zhòng shān xiǎo

(last line of the poem 望岳 by Tang poet Du Fu 杜甫[dù fǔ]) with one look I shall see all the smaller mountains down below (from the summit of Mt Tai 泰山[tài shān])

众目睽睽
zhòng mù kuí kuí

see 萬目睽睽|万目睽睽[wàn mù kuí kuí]

众叛亲离
zhòng pàn qīn lí

lit. people rebelling and friends deserting (idiom)

众人敬仰
zhòng rén jìng yǎng

universally admired

深孚众望
shēn fú zhòng wàng

to enjoy the confidence of the people

众寡悬殊
zhòng guǎ xuán shū

the multitude against the few, a wide disparity (idiom from Mencius); heavily outnumbered

众矢之的
zhòng shǐ zhī dì

lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism

普度众生
pǔ dù zhòng shēng

(Buddhism) to deliver all living creatures from suffering (idiom)

聚众淫乱罪
jù zhòng yín luàn zuì

group licentiousness (offense punishable by up to five years in prison in the PRC)

会众
huì zhòng

audience

众说纷纭
zhòng shuō fēn yún

opinions differ (idiom)

众说纷揉
zhòng shuō fēn róu

lit. diverse opinions confused and divided (idiom); opinions differ

众说郛
zhòng shuō fú

hub for diverse opinions

信众
xìn zhòng

believers

众口一词
zhòng kǒu yī cí

all of one voice

众盲摸象
zhòng máng mō xiàng

multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture

公众意见
gōng zhòng yì jiàn

public opinion

群众组织
qún zhòng zǔ zhī

communal organization

观众
guān zhòng

spectators

出众
chū zhòng

to stand out

受众
shòu zhòng

target audience

墙倒众人推
qiáng dǎo zhòng rén tuī

lit. when a wall is about to collapse, everybody gives it a shove (idiom)

听众
tīng zhòng

audience

公众
gōng zhòng

public

大众部
dà zhòng bù

Mahasanghika (branch of Buddhism)

当众
dāng zhòng

in public

服众
fú zhòng

to convince the masses

惊师动众
jīng shī dòng zhòng

to alarm everyone

众包
zhòng bāo

crowdsourcing

谣言惑众
yáo yán huò zhòng

to mislead the public with rumors; to delude the people with lies

妖言惑众
yāo yán huò zhòng

to mislead the public with rumors (idiom)

众筹
zhòng chóu

crowdfunding

众擎易举
zhòng qíng yì jǔ

many hands make light work (idiom)

公之于众
gōng zhī yú zhòng

to make known to the masses (idiom); to publicize widely

众人
zhòng rén

everyone

众望
zhòng wàng

people's expectations

公众号
gōng zhòng hào

official account (on a social networking platform)

群众性
qún zhòng xìng

to do with the masses

人多势众
rén duō shì zhòng

many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength

普罗大众
pǔ luó dà zhòng

proletariat

芸芸众生
yún yún zhòng shēng

every living being (Buddhism)

群众大会
qún zhòng dà huì

mass rally

大庭广众
dà tíng guǎng zhòng

public place with numerous people

众望所归
zhòng wàng suǒ guī

(idiom) to enjoy popular support

合众国
hé zhòng guó

federated nation

众星捧月
zhòng xīng pěng yuè

lit. all the stars cup themselves around the moon (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure

民众
mín zhòng

the populace; the masses; the common people

游街示众
yóu jiē shì zhòng

to parade (a prisoner) through the streets

众怒难犯
zhòng nù nán fàn

(idiom) one cannot afford to incur public wrath

合众银行
hé zhòng yín háng

Bancorp, a US bank

左道惑众
zuǒ dào huò zhòng

to delude the masses with heretical doctrines (idiom)

合众
hé zhòng

mass

寡不敌众
guǎ bù dí zhòng

the few are no match for the many

众议员
zhòng yì yuán

member of the US House of Representatives

公众人物
gōng zhòng rén wù

public figure

众人拾柴火焰高
zhòng rén shí chái huǒ yàn gāo

when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (idiom)

大众化
dà zhòng huà

mass-oriented

兴师动众
xīng shī dòng zhòng

to muster large forces

众生
zhòng shēng

all living things

吃瓜群众
chī guā qún zhòng

peanut gallery (esp. in online forums)

众星拱月
zhòng xīng gǒng yuè

see 眾星捧月|众星捧月[zhòng xīng pěng yuè]

不孚众望
bù fú zhòng wàng

not living up to expectations (idiom)

合众为一
hé zhòng wéi yī

united as one

小众
xiǎo zhòng

minority of the population

大众汽车
dà zhòng qì chē

Volkswagen

合众国际社
hé zhòng guó jì shè

United Press International (UPI)

力排众议
lì pái zhòng yì

to stand one's ground against the opinion of the masses (idiom)

众智
zhòng zhì

crowd knowledge

众口同声
zhòng kǒu tóng shēng

(of people) to be of one voice (idiom)

众所周知
zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī

as everyone knows (idiom)

群众外包
qún zhòng wài bāo

crowdsourcing

众说
zhòng shuō

various ideas

聚众
jù zhòng

to gather a crowd

群众团体
qún zhòng tuán tǐ

mass (non-government) organization

众口铄金
zhòng kǒu shuò jīn

lit. public opinion is powerful enough to melt metal (idiom)

众创空间
zhòng chuàng kōng jiān

hackerspace

乌合之众
wū hé zhī zhòng

rabble

群众路线
qún zhòng lù xiàn

the mass line, CCP term for Party policy aimed at broadening and cultivating contacts with the masses

大众捷运
dà zhòng jié yùn

mass rapid transit MRT

众星拱辰
zhòng xīng gǒng chén

lit. all the stars revolve around Polaris 北辰[běi chén] (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure

枭首示众
xiāo shǒu shì zhòng

to behead sb and display the head in public

万众一心
wàn zhòng yī xīn

millions of people all of one mind (idiom); the people united

美利坚合众国
měi lì jiān hé zhòng guó

United States of America

众多
zhòng duō

numerous

群众
qún zhòng

mass

部众
bù zhòng

troops

众香子
zhòng xiāng zi

all-spice (Pimenta dioica)

大众传播
dà zhòng chuán bō

mass communication

美国众议院
měi guó zhòng yì yuàn

United States House of Representatives

众议院
zhòng yì yuàn

lower house of bicameral assembly

众星攒月
zhòng xīng cuán yuè

see 眾星捧月|众星捧月[zhòng xīng pěng yuè]

人从众𠈌
rén cóng zhòng yú

(Internet slang) huge crowds of people (emphatic form of 人[rén])

与众不同
yǔ zhòng bù tóng

to stand out from the masses (idiom)

蠹众木折
dù zhòng mù zhé

Danger appears where many harmful factors exist. (idiom)

众目昭彰
zhòng mù zhāo zhāng

lit. the masses are sharp-eyed (idiom)

众口难调
zhòng kǒu nán tiáo

it's difficult to please everyone (idiom)

普济众生
pǔ jì zhòng shēng

universal mercy and succor (idiom); the Buddha's infinite power and mercy

公众集会
gōng zhòng jí huì

public meeting