How to say “listeners” in Chinese

听众
tīngzhòng

listeners

noun · HSK 4 · topic “Art and the stage”

“Listeners” in Chinese is 听众, tīng zhòng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

听众 is read tīng zhòng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

tīng — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
zhòng — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

听
tīng — listen

On the left, 口 “mouth”.

众
zhòng — crowd, many people

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 “听众”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “listeners” in Chinese?

“Listeners” in Chinese is 听众, pinyin tīngzhòng.

What does 听众 mean?

听众 (tīngzhòng) means “listeners”.

How do you write 听众?

听众 is 2 characters: 听 (tīng) — listen; 众 (zhòng) — crowd, many people. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 听众?

听众 is read tīngzhòng. Tones: tīng — first tone, zhòng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“listeners” in the lesson “Radio and news”

This word is from the topic “Art and the stage” of HSK 4. 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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