听众 (tīng zhòng) — audience, listeners

Definition

听众 is the audience for audio-only events — radio, podcasts, music. For TV or live shows with visuals, use 观众.

noun

audiencelisteners

Measure word · 位

听众。
Zhè chǎng yīn yuè huì xī yǐn le hěn duō tīng zhòng.
This concert attracted a large audience.
听众。
Guǎng bō jié mù de tīng zhòng yuè lái yuè duō le.
The radio program is getting more and more listeners.
，听众。
Yǎn chū jié shù hòu, tīng zhòng men rè liè gǔ zhǎng.
After the performance ended, the audience applauded warmly.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

听 (listen) and 众 (crowd) together describe a crowd that listens, hence audience.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 聽; 听 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 聽 has 耳 (ear) and 口 (mouth), used for listening; the simplified 听 is a later shortened form unrelated to that picture.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 眾; 众 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 眾 shows three people under a sun-like shape, meaning a crowd gathered under the sun; the simplified 众 is a later shorthand.

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