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人多势众

rén duō shì zhòngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
many men, a great force (idiom) / many hands provide great strength / There is safety in numbers.
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-228bff627ee7874f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

人多勢眾 人多势众 [ren2 duo1 shi4 zhong4] /many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength/There is safety in numbers./

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Other forms in these source records: 人多勢眾

  • 人
  • 多
    duō

    many / much / more / a lot of / too many / in excess / (after a numeral) ... odd / how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duó]) / (bound form) multi- / poly-

  • 势
    shì

    power / influence / potential / momentum / tendency / trend / situation / conditions / outward appearance / sign / gesture / male genitals

  • 众
    zhòng

    (bound form) crowd / multitude / (bound form) many / numerous

    Zhòng

    abbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhòng yì yuàn], House of Representatives

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.