Definition
聚众 is a formal verb-object compound meaning 'to gather a crowd' or 'to assemble a group of people'. It often carries a negative connotation in legal or news contexts, implying an unauthorized or disruptive gathering (e.g., 聚众闹事 'gather a crowd to make trouble'). As a separable verb (离合词), you can insert elements between 聚 and 众, such as 聚了众 or 聚过一次众, though the unsplit form is more common in formal writing.
v.o.
to gather a crowd (often with negative or legal connotations)
Examples
- 聚众，。Tāmen jù zhòng nào shì, bèi jǐngchá dài zǒu le.They gathered a crowd to make trouble and were taken away by the police.
- 聚众。Fǎlǜ jìnzhǐ jù zhòng dǔbó.The law prohibits gathering a crowd to gamble.
- 聚众。Zhè cì kàngyì huódòng bèi zhǐkòng wéi jù zhòng zī shì.This protest was accused of being an assembly that created disturbances.
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