眾 zhòng

masses, people, multitude, crowd

DEFINITIONS

  • masses, people, multitude, crowd
  • abbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhong4 yi4 yuan4], House of Representatives
  • many
  • numerous
  • crowd
  • multitude
  • variant of 眾|众[zhong4]

WORDS

一覽眾山小 yī lǎn zhòng shān xiǎo (last line of the poem 望岳 by Tang poet Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3]) with one look I shall see all the smaller mountains down below (from the summit of Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1]); (fig.) awe-inspiring view from a very high place
不孚眾望 bù fú zhòng wàng not living up to expectations (idiom); failing to inspire confidence among people; unpopular
不負眾望 bù fù zhòng wàng to live up to expectations (idiom)
人多勢眾 rén duō shì zhòng many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength; There is safety in numbers.
人從眾𠈌 rén cóng zhòng yú (Internet slang) huge crowds of people (emphatic form of 人[ren2])
信眾 xìn zhòng believers; worshippers
公之於眾 gōng zhī yú zhòng to make known to the masses (idiom); to publicize widely; to let the world know
公眾 gōng zhòng public
公眾人物 gōng zhòng rén wù public figure; famous person
公眾意見 gōng zhòng yì jiàn public opinion
公眾集會 gōng zhòng jí huì public meeting
公眾電信網路 gōng zhòng diàn xìn wǎng lù public telephone network
出眾 chū zhòng to stand out; outstanding
力排眾議 lì pái zhòng yì to stand one's ground against the opinion of the masses (idiom)
受眾 shòu zhòng target audience; audience
吃瓜群眾 chī guā qún zhòng peanut gallery (esp. in online forums); onlookers who are interested in the spectacle but don't have anything knowledgeable to say about it; (neologism c. 2016)
合眾 hé zhòng mass; involving everyone; united; lit. to assemble the multitude
合眾國 hé zhòng guó federated nation; the United States
合眾國際社 hé zhòng guó jì shè United Press International (UPI)
合眾為一 hé zhòng wéi yī united as one; e pluribus unum
合眾銀行 hé zhòng yín háng Bancorp, a US bank
嘩眾取寵 huá zhòng qǔ chǒng sensationalism; vulgar claptrap to please the crowds; playing to the gallery; demagogy
大庭廣眾 dà tíng guǎng zhòng public place with numerous people
大眾 dà zhòng Volkswagen (automobile manufacturer); the masses; the great bulk of the population; popular (of music, science etc)
大眾傳播 dà zhòng chuán bō mass communication
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