How to say “the masses” in Chinese
the masses, populace
“The masses” in Chinese is 民众, mín zhòng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
民众 is read mín 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
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 “民众”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 民众. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 当地民众反对这个计划dāngdìmínzhòngfǎnduìzhègejìhuàThe local population opposes this plan.
- 政府号召民众为灾区捐款zhèngfǔhàozhàomínzhòngwèizāiqūjuānkuǎnThe government calls on the population to donate money to the disaster areas.
More words from the lesson “The people, the public and the individual”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “the masses” in Chinese?
“The masses” in Chinese is 民众, pinyin mínzhòng.
What does 民众 mean?
民众 (mínzhòng) means “the masses, populace”.
How do you write 民众?
民众 is 2 characters: 民 (mín) — people, the public; 众 (zhòng) — crowd, many people. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 民众?
民众 is read mínzhòng. Tones: mín — second tone, zhòng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“the masses” in the lesson “The people, the public and the individual”
This word is from the topic “Society” of HSK 6. 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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