How to say “the masses” in Chinese
the masses, the public
“The masses” in Chinese is 大众, dà zhòng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
大众 is read dà zhòng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A person with arms spread wide.
Three 人 “people” — a crowd.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “大众”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 大众. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这种音乐很受大众欢迎zhèzhǒngyīnyuèhěnshòudàzhònghuānyíngThis kind of music is very popular with the public.
More words from the lesson “The people and ordinary folks”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “the masses” in Chinese?
“The masses” in Chinese is 大众, pinyin dàzhòng.
What does 大众 mean?
大众 (dàzhòng) means “the masses, the public”.
How do you write 大众?
大众 is 2 characters: 大 (dà) — big; 众 (zhòng) — crowd, many people. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 大众?
大众 is read dàzhòng. Tones: dà — fourth tone, zhòng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“the masses” in the lesson “The people and ordinary folks”
This word is from the topic “Society and law” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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