众 (眾) zhòng

1. zhòng adjective many; numerous
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 许多 (CCD '众' 1; FE '眾' 1; GHDC '众' 1; Guoyu '眾' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '眾' 1, p. 613)
2. zhòng noun masses; people; multitude; crowd
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CCD '众' 2; FE '眾' 2; GHDC '众' 2; Guoyu '眾' n; Kroll 2015 '眾' 1a, p. 613; Unihan '眾')
3. zhòng adjective general; common; public
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: This sense of 众 is the same as 普遍 (FE '眾' 3; Guoyu '眾' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '眾' 2, p. 613)

Contained in

• 众人敬仰(眾人敬仰) universally admired; highly esteemed by everyone
• 惑众(惑眾) to confuse people
• 众望(眾望) people's expectations
• 众星拱辰(眾星拱辰) all the stars revolve around Polaris; to view somebody as core figure
• 群众组织(群眾組織) communal organization
• 哗众取宠(嘩眾取寵) sensationalism; vulgar claptrap to please the crowds; playing to the gallery; demagogy
• 革命要依靠人民群众(革命要依靠人民群眾) the revolution must rely on the masses
• 合众国(合眾國) federated nation; the United States
• 公众人物(公眾人物) public figure; famous person
• 众议员(眾議員) member of the US House of Representatives
• 寡不敌众(寡不敵眾) few are no match for many foe; outnumbered by the enemy
• 敌众我寡(敵眾我寡) outnumbered by the enemy
• 众心如城(眾心如城) the [unified] will of many people is an fortress
• 众说纷揉(眾說紛揉) diverse opinions confused and divided; opinions differ; controversial matters
• 众口一词(眾口一詞) many people speaking the same words
• 观众(觀眾) spectator; audience
• 众口铄金(眾口鑠金) public opinion is powerful enough to melt metal; public clamor can obscure the actual truth
• 众说纷纭(眾說紛紜) opinions differ
• 众鸟欣有托(眾鳥欣有托) all birds delight in the place where they rest
• 从众(從眾) to follow the crowd; to conform
• 众人拾柴火焰高(眾人拾柴火焰高) when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher; the more people, the more strength
• 民众(民眾) populace; masses; the people
• 谣言惑众(謠言惑衆) to mislead the public with rumors; to delude the people with lies
• 群众(群眾) the masses
• 众奸(眾奸) a mob of traitors
• 众说(眾說) various ideas; diverse opinions
• 众口交荐(眾口交薦) recommended by everybody
• 群众性(群眾性) to do with the masses; mass (meeting, movement etc)
• 合众(合眾) mass; involving everyone; united; to assemble the multitude
• 大众科学(大眾科學) popular science
• 合众银行(合眾銀行) Bancorp, a US bank
• 众数(眾數) plural form
• 轻众而丧师(輕眾而喪師) to belittle the people and mourn the death of soldiers
• 公众意见(公眾意見) public opinion
• 众盲摸象(眾盲摸象) multitude of blind people touch an elephant; unable to see the big picture; to mistake the part for the whole
• 普济众生(普濟眾生) universal mercy and succor; the Buddha's infinite power and mercy
• 以寡敌众(以寡敵眾) few of us versus many of the enemy
• 不孚众望(不孚眾望) not living up to expectations; failing to inspire confidence among people; unpopular
• 诸众(諸眾) numerous
• 蠹众木折(蠹眾木折) Danger appears where many harmful factors exist.
• 示众(示眾) to expose publicly
• 兼众职(兼眾職) to unite all offices
• 众寡悬殊(眾寡懸殊) the multitude against the few, a wide disparity (idiom from Mencius); heavily outnumbered; unequally matched
• 众星捧月(眾星捧月) all the stars cup themselves around the moon; to view somebody as core figure; to group around a revered leader
• 积聚众善(積聚眾善) to accumulate much goodness
• 妖言惑众(妖言惑眾) to mislead the public with rumors; to delude the people with lies
• 以少合众(以少合衆) a small number of troops against a large number
• 部众(部衆) troops

Also contained in

香港众志 、 合众国际社 、 大众汽车

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• 卷一 本紀第一 武帝上 Volume 1 Annals 1: Emperor Wu 1 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 60
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• 卷三十二 Scroll 32 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 52
• 卷二十八 魏書二十八 王毌丘諸葛鄧鍾傳 Volume 28: Book of Wei 28 - Biographies of Wang, Guanqiu, Zhuge, Deng and Zhong Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 51
• 卷70　列傳第35 楊玄感 李子雄 趙元淑 斛斯政 劉元進 李密 裴仁基 Volume 70 Biographies 35: Yang Xuangan, Li Zixiong, Zhao Yuanshu, Hu Shizheng, Liu Yuanjin, Li Mi, Pei Renji Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 49
• 卷九十八　列傳第八十六:　蠕蠕 匈奴宇文莫槐 徒何段就六眷 高車 Volume 98 Biographies 86: Rouran, Yuwen Mohuai Xiongnu, Duanliu Liujuan, Gaoche History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 48
• 卷103 蠕蠕 匈奴宇文莫槐 徒何段就六眷 高車 Volume 103: Rouran, Yuwen Mohuai, Duanliu Liujuan, Gaoche Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 46

Collocations

• 众曰 (眾曰) 告于眾曰 — Book of Documents 尚書, 夏書 胤征 Xia Shu - Punitive Expedition of Yin — count: 12
• 众士 (眾士) 肆予以爾眾士 — Book of Documents 尚書, 虞書 大禹謨 Yu Shu - Counsels of the Great Yu — count: 6
• 众怒 (眾怒) 眾怒而焚之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 6
• 师众 (師眾) 庸師眾 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 6
• 众仲 (眾仲) 公問於眾仲曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 5
• 楚众 (楚眾) 楚眾欲止 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 4
• 众狄 (眾狄) 無速眾狄 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 4
• 众庶 (眾庶) 格爾眾庶 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 湯誓 Shang Shu - Speech of Tang — count: 3
• 朝众 (朝眾) 及朝眾 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 2
• 众从者 (眾從者) 侍人賈舉止眾從者 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 2