观众
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
观众 (guānzhòng) · audience
观众 (guānzhòng) means “audience; spectators; viewers”. It is written with 2 characters: 观 (to observe) + 众 (multitude). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 观众 is built
The characters
观 guān · to observe
What 观 is made of
- 又yòu — (once) again
- 见jiàn — to see
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: To see 见 again 又 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
众 zhòng · multitude
What 众 is made of
- 人rén — person
- 人rén — person
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: Three people 人 representing a crowd (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
观众们都笑了。Guānzhòngmen dōu xiào le.The audience all laughed.
今天有多少观众？Jīntiān yǒu duōshao guānzhòng?How many people are in the audience today?
Questions about 观众
What does 观众 mean?
观众 (guānzhòng) means “audience; spectators; viewers”.
How do you pronounce 观众?
观众 is pronounced guānzhòng.
Which HSK level is 观众?
观众 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 参观cānguānto visit (a place)
- 观点guāndiǎnpoint of view
- 观察guāncháto observe
- 观看guānkànto watch
- 观念guānniànidea
- 客观kèguānobjective
- 乐观lèguānoptimistic
- 悲观bēiguānpessimistic
- 主观zhǔguānsubjective
- 观光guānguāngto go sightseeing
Learn 观众 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 69: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.