众人

zhòng rén

CL 伙 huǒ 群 qún

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. everyone

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 一个人 yī gè rén 一个人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance) 'one person' as opposed to many: by oneself (without assistance)

Related words

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• 独自 dú zì 独自 dú zì alone 'alone', the state opposite of many people: alone

Synonyms

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• 大家 dà jiā 大家 dà jiā everyone general 'everyone': everyone
• 人们 rén men 人们 rén men people more general 'people': people

Usage notes

Collocations

众人 commonly appears in set phrases like 众人拾柴火焰高 (many hands make light work).

Formality

众人 is more formal and literary than 大家, often used in writing or formal speech.

Example Sentences

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众人 皆醉我独醒。

Everyone is drunk, I alone am sober.

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Words Containing 众人

• 公众人物 公众人物 gōng zhòng rén wù: public figure
• 墙倒众人推 墙倒众人推 qiáng dǎo zhòng rén tuī: lit. when a wall is about to collapse, everybody gives it a shove (idiom)
• 众人拾柴火焰高 众人拾柴火焰高 zhòng rén shí chái huǒ yàn gāo: when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (idiom)
• 众人敬仰 众人敬仰 zhòng rén jìng yǎng: universally admired

Child Words of 众人

• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 众 众 zhòng: crowd; multitude