Chinese word dictionary

哗众取宠

huá zhòng qǔ chǒng · sensationalism; vulgar claptrap to please the crowds; playing to the gallery

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Word information

Simplified哗众取宠

Traditional嘩眾取寵

Pinyinhuá zhòng qǔ chǒng

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

哗huā

uproar, tumult, hubbub

众zhòng

multitude, crowd; masses, public

取qǔ

to take, to receive, to obtain; to select

宠chǒng

to love; to favor, to pamper, to spoil; concubine

How to learn 哗众取宠

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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观众guānzhòng

spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc)

获取huòqǔ

to gain; to get; to acquire

取qǔ

to take; to get; to choose; to fetch

取得qǔdé

to acquire; to get; to obtain

取消qǔxiāo

to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind

听众tīngzhòng

audience; listeners