衆 (zung3 | zhong4) : many; crowd

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衆

zung3

zhong4

[1] many; numerous; innumerable
[2] crowd; multitude; mass

[variant] 眾

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: (#143)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

衆 / 众

This word has been viewed 5388 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 22nd Jun 2010 14:59

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公衆假期 gung1 zung3 gaa3 kei4 gong1 zhong4 jia4 qi1 (PRC), gong1 zhong4 jia4 qi2 (Taiwan) = public holidays

衆多 zung3 do1 zhong4 duo1 = numerous

大庭廣衆 daai6 ting4 gwong2 zung3 da4 ting2 guang3 zhong4 = in public view; before a crowd

興師動衆 hing1 si1 dung6 zung3 xing1 shi1 dong4 zhong4 = recruit many people to to a cause; draw people to do sth.

衆所周知 zung3 so2 zau1 zi1 zhong4 suo3 zhou1 zhi1 = as everyone knows

萬衆期待 maan6 zung3 kei4 doi6 wan4 zhong4 qi1 (PRC), qi2 (TW) dai4 = much-anticipated; everyone is looking forward to it

衆望所歸 zung3 mong6 so2 gwai1 zhong4 wang4 suo3 gui1 = someone or sth. to whom every one places there hope in

不孚衆望 bat1 fu1 zung3 mong6 bu4 fu2 zhong4 wang4 = to fall short of people's expectations; not to meet people's expectations

不負衆望 bat1 fu6 zung3 mong6 bu4 fu4 zhong4 wang4 = to meet people's expecations; to not let people down

人多勢衆 jan4 do1 sai3 zung3 ren2 duo1 shi4 zhong4 = lots of men coupled with great power; powerful in numbers
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