Chinese word

听众

Pronunciation

Pinyintīng zhòng

Meaning

  • nounaudience

Example

今天的演讲吸引了很多听众。jīn tiān de yán jiǎng xī yǐn le hěn duō tīng zhòng

Today's speech drew a large audience.

Illustration for 听众 (audience)

More examples

做报告时，他紧张地看着听众。zuò bào gào shí tā jǐn zhāng dì kàn zhe tīng zhòng

While giving a report, he nervously looked at the audience.

Core concept

People who receive a talk, broadcast, concert, or similar event through its speech, music, or other audible message.

Common phrases

  • 面对听众miàn duì tīng zhòng

    face the audience

  • 听众人数tīng zhòng rén shù

    number of audience members

  • 向听众介绍xiàng tīng zhòng jiè shào

    introduce to the audience

Similar words

观众guān zhòng: A person or group who watches a film, stage show, television program, or similar event.

Definition in Chinese

在演讲、广播、音乐会或其他传播活动中，听取信息的个人或群体。zài yán jiǎng guǎng bō yīn yuè huì huò qí tā chuán bō huó dòng zhōng tīng qǔ xìn xī de gè rén huò qún tǐ

Word origin

听众 (tīngzhòng, "audience") is formed from 听 (tīng, "listen") + 众 (zhòng, "many people"), so it names people grouped by their role in receiving a spoken or other audible message.

Usage tips

  • The noun works for a single member as well as a group, with the surrounding number phrase showing whether the meaning is one person or many.

Other meanings

  • listenernoun

Opposites

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