Chinese word

观众

Pronunciation

Pinyinguān zhòng

Meaning

  • nounaudience

Example

今晚的演出吸引了很多观众。jīn wǎn de yǎn chū xī yǐn le hěn duō guān zhòng

Tonight's performance attracted a large audience.

Illustration for 观众 (audience)

More examples

演员在台上面对观众感到紧张。yǎn yuán zài tái shàng miàn duì guān zhòng gǎn dào jǐn zhāng

The actor feels nervous facing the audience on stage.

Core concept

A group sharing attention on a performance, event, program, or report, whether together or through media.

Common phrases

  • 吸引观众xī yǐn guān zhòng

    attract an audience

  • 向观众挥手xiàng guān zhòng huī shǒu

    wave to the audience

  • 面对观众miàn duì guān zhòng

    face the audience

Similar words

听众tīng zhòng: A group of people listening to a speech, lecture, radio program, or other spoken content.
读者dú zhě: A group of people reading books, articles, news, or other written content.

Definition in Chinese

泛指观看演出、比赛、节目或报道的人群，既可指在现场就座观看的人，也可指通过电视或网络收看的人。fàn zhǐ guān kàn yǎn chū bǐ sài jié mù huò bào dào de rén qún jì kě zhǐ zài xiàn chǎng jiù zuò guān kàn de rén yě kě zhǐ tōng guò diàn shì huò wǎng luò shōu kàn de rén

Word origin

观众 (guānzhòng, "audience") combines 观 (guān, "watch") + 众 (zhòng, "many people") to mean many people focused on something presented for public attention.

Usage tips

  • Chinese often counts 观众 (guānzhòng, "audience") with a people classifier, with 位 (wèi, "person classifier") sounding respectful and 名 (míng, "person classifier") serving as a neutral choice.

Other meanings

  • viewernoun
  • listenernoun

Opposites

  • 表演者biáo yán zhěperformernoun

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