听众

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HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. audience
2. listeners

Word relationships

Register variants

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• 听者 tīng zhě 听者 tīng zhě listener 听者 is a more formal/literary term for listener, often used in written language.: listener

Related words

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• 观众 guān zhòng 观众 guān zhòng spectators 观众 is audience for visual performances (TV, film), while 听众 is for audio (radio, speech).: spectators
• 读者 dú zhě 读者 dú zhě reader 读者 is readers (audience for written content), while 听众 is listeners.: reader

Usage notes

Collocations

Common verbs: 当听众 (to be a listener), 吸引听众 (to attract listeners). Not typically used with 看.

Common mistakes

听众 refers specifically to listeners of audio content, not general audiences. For spectators or viewers, use 观众.

Example Sentences

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听众 都很认真地听广播。

The listeners are all listening to the radio very attentively.

他出口成章，让 听众 佩服不已。

He speaks eloquently, earning the audience's admiration.

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Child Words of 听众

• 听 听 yǐn: smile (archaic)
• 听 听 tīng: to listen to; to hear
• 众 众 zhòng: crowd; multitude