The birds were flying in a group.
成群
in groups
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Meaning and common use
in groups
large numbers of
grouping
How 成群 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 成群 appears in 3 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.
The forest is teeming with monkeys.
The children gather into groups to play.
Words that keep company with 成群.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 成群.
Directly before
- 鸟儿成群1
- 猴子成群1
- 集结成群1
Directly after
- 成群飞着1
- 成群的1
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
About 成群
What does 成群 mean in Chinese?
成群 (chéngqún) means in groups.
How do you pronounce 成群?
成群 is pronounced chéngqún.
Is 成群 an HSK word?
成群 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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