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听众

tīng zhòng · ting zhong

Traditional 聽眾

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. audience
  2. listeners
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In a conversation

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The radio show

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)的(de)广播(guǎngbō)有(yǒu)十个(shígè)听众(tīngzhòng)！

    Today's radio show has ten listeners!

  2. Liangliang

    十个(shígè)？上周(shàngzhōu)才(cái)三个(sāngè)。

    Ten? Last week there were only three.

  3. Dengdeng

    听众(tīngzhòng)越来越(yuèláiyuè)多(duō)了(le)！

    More and more listeners!

  4. Liangliang

    他们(tāmen)都(dōu)是(shì)谁(shéi)？

    Who are they?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)妈妈(māma)、我(wǒ)爸爸(bàba)、我(wǒ)奶奶(nǎinai)……

    My mom, my dad, my grandma...

  6. Liangliang

    他们(tāmen)是(shì)你(nǐ)的(de)家人(jiārén)，不是(bùshì)听众(tīngzhòng)！

    They're your family, not listeners!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)知(zhī)道(dào)如(rú)何(hé)去(qù)吸(xī)引(yǐn)他(tā)的(de)听(tīng)众(zhòng)。

He knows how to captivate his audience.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

会(huì)堂(táng)里(lǐ)挤(jǐ)满(mǎn)了(le)听(tīng)众(zhòng)，连(lián)一(yì)点(diǎn)站(zhàn)立(lì)的(de)空(kōng)间(jiān)也(yě)没(méi)有(yǒu)。

The hall was filled with such a large audience that there wasn't even standing room.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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听
tīng

to listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey

众
zhòng

(bound form) crowd; multitude; (bound form) many; numerous

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