大众

dà zhòng

HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Common

Definitions

1. Volkswagen (automobile manufacturer)
2. the masses
3. the great bulk of the population
4. popular (of music, science etc)

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 小众 xiǎo zhòng 小众 xiǎo zhòng minority of the population 指少数人: minority of the population

Related words

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• 群众 qún zhòng 群众 qún zhòng mass 大众常与群众搭配: mass
• 百姓 bǎi xìng 百姓 bǎi xìng common people 平民百姓，与大众意思相近但更偏日常: common people

Synonyms

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• 民众 mín zhòng 民众 mín zhòng the populace; the masses; the common people 指一般的人民群众: the populace; the masses; the common people

Usage notes

Collocations

‘大众’ commonly pairs with ‘文化’ to mean ‘popular culture’, not ‘public culture’.

Example Sentences

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大众 都很喜欢这部电影。

The masses all like this movie very much.

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Words Containing 大众

• 大众传播 大众传播 dà zhòng chuán bō: mass communication
• 大众化 大众化 dà zhòng huà: mass-oriented
• 大众捷运 大众捷运 dà zhòng jié yùn: mass rapid transit MRT
• 大众汽车 大众汽车 dà zhòng qì chē: Volkswagen
• 大众部 大众部 dà zhòng bù: Mahasanghika (branch of Buddhism)
• 普罗大众 普罗大众 pǔ luó dà zhòng: proletariat

Child Words of 大众

• 大 大 dà: big; large; great
• 大 大 dài: see 大夫[dài fu]
• 众 众 zhòng: crowd; multitude