观众群 (guān zhòng qún) — audience group; viewership | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

观众群 (guānzhòngqún) is a compound noun meaning 'audience group' — a segmented slice of viewers, usually by demographics or interest, rather than the full audience itself (观众).

noun

audience groupviewership

Examples

观众群。
Zhè ge jié mù de guān zhòng qún hěn dà.
This show has a large audience.
观众群。
Wǒ men xī wàng tōng guò zhí bō kuò dà guān zhòng qún.
We hope to expand the audience through live streaming.
观众群。
Bù tóng de guān zhòng qún duì nèi róng yǒu bù tóng de xū qiú.
Different audience groups have different needs for content.

Origin

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.

观众audience

观guānwatch众zhòngcrowd

偏正Modifier + head

观 and 众 form the crowd that watches, and 群 adds the sense of a group.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 觀; 观 is its simplified writing.

雚見觀

Meaning part形符xíngfú

見見jiànsee

Sound part声符shēngfú

雚

雚guàn觀guān

Same sound today

The traditional form 觀 uses 見 (see) for meaning and 雚 for sound.

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.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

君羊群

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

君

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

群 pairs 羊, a sheep, to point to a herd or group, with 君 giving the sound.

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