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观众guān zhòngspectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc)

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观众 (guān zhòng) means "spectators," "audience," or "visitors" to an exhibition and similar events. 今天的观众很多 says there is a big audience today, and 观众在等演员出来 says the audience is waiting for the actors to come out. It covers people watching a show, game, or film.

What does 观众 mean?

  1. 1.

    spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc)noun

What do the characters in 观众 mean?

  • 观to watch
  • 众(bound form) crowd; multitude

How do you use 观众?

观众 often follows a show or event + 的, and pairs with 很多 or 都 when describing the whole audience.

Patterns

  • Event + 的 + 观众

    今天的观众很多。

    Jīntiān de guānzhòng hěn duō.

    There is a big audience today.

  • 观众 + 都 + Verb

    观众都笑了。

    Guānzhòng dōu xiào le.

    The whole audience laughed.

What are some examples of 观众 in a sentence?

  1. 今天的观众很多。

    Jīntiān de guānzhòng hěn duō.

    There is a big audience today.

  2. 观众在等演员出来。

    Guānzhòng zài děng yǎnyuán chūlái.

    The audience is waiting for the actors to come out.

  3. 观众都笑了。

    Guānzhòng dōu xiào le.

    The whole audience laughed.

How is 观众 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    观众多吗?

    Guānzhòng duō ma?

    Is the audience big?

  2. Speaker B:

    很多,没有空的座位了。

    Hěn duō, méiyǒu kòng de zuòwèi le.

    Very big. There are no empty seats left.

  3. Speaker A:

    演员紧张吗?

    Yǎnyuán jǐnzhāng ma?

    Are the actors nervous?

  4. Speaker B:

    有一点,这是他们第一次表演。

    Yǒu yìdiǎn, zhè shì tāmen dì-yī cì biǎoyǎn.

    A little. This is their first performance.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.