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众多 (zhòng duō) — numerous

Definition

众多 means 'numerous' and is written, used for people or things in countable groups (游客, 方面, 选择). 大量 works for measurable amounts; 诸多 is more formal and for abstract matters.

adjective
numerous

Examples

  • 众多，。
    Miàn duì zhòng duō xuǎn zé, tā bù zhī dào zěn me bàn.
    Faced with numerous choices, he didn't know what to do.
  • 众多。
    Guǎng chǎng shàng yǒu zhòng duō yóu kè.
    There are numerous tourists in the square.
  • 众多。
    Zhè ge wèn tí shè jí zhòng duō fāng miàn.
    This issue involves numerous aspects.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

众zhòngmany
多duōmany

众 and 多 both convey many or numerous, so together they mean numerous.

Characters in this word

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

多 originally showed two pieces of meat placed together; the repeated meat shape gives the sense of many.

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HSK 3.0 Level 5Quantity & Amount

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