How to say “the masses” in Chinese
the masses, the people
“The masses” in Chinese is 群众, qún zhòng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
群众 is read qún 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
On the right, 羊 “sheep”: sheep move in flocks. On the left, 君 jūn hints at the reading.
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 “群众”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 群众. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 政府应该多听取群众的意见。zhèngfǔyīnggāiduōtīngqǔqúnzhòngdeyìjiànThe government should listen more to the opinions of the people.
- 我们要切实解决群众的困难wǒmenyàoqièshíjiějuéqúnzhòngdekùnnanWe must solve people's difficulties in earnest.
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 群众, pinyin qúnzhòng.
What does 群众 mean?
群众 (qúnzhòng) means “the masses, the people”.
How do you write 群众?
群众 is 2 characters: 群 (qún) — crowd, flock; group; 众 (zhòng) — crowd, many people. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 群众?
群众 is read qúnzhòng. Tones: qún — 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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