成群 (chéng qún) — in groups, in large numbers (of people or animals)

Definition

Adverb meaning 'in groups / in large numbers', usually of people or animals moving together. Pairs with 地 before a verb (成群地飞) or directly before a noun phrase (成群地活动).

adverb
in groupsin large numbers (of people or animals)

Examples

  • 成群
    Yóu kè chéng qún dì yǒng xiàng guǎng chǎng.
    Tourists surged toward the square in large groups.
  • 成群
    Chūn tiān lái le, niǎo r chéng qún dì fēi huí lái le.
    Spring has come, and birds have flown back in flocks.
  • 成群
    Zhè xiē yú zǒng shì chéng qún huó dòng.
    These fish always move in groups.

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