Usage note
这个词用来形容数量非常多。
Zhège cí yònglái xíngróng shùliàng fēicháng duō.
This word is used to describe a very large number.
Context note
在公园里，有众多的小朋友在玩耍。
Zài gōngyuán lǐ, yǒu zhòng duō de xiǎopéngyǒu zài wánshuǎ.
In the park, there are numerous children playing.
5 examples
花园里有众多的花朵。
huā yuán lǐ yǒu zhòng duō de huā duǒ。
There are numerous flowers in the garden.
图书馆里有众多的书籍。
tú shū guǎn lǐ yǒu zhòng duō de shū jí。
There are numerous books in the library.
众多的小朋友参加了运动会。
zhòng duō de xiǎo péng yǒu cān jiā le yùn dòng huì。
Numerous children participated in the sports meet.
天空中有众多的星星。
tiān kōng zhōng yǒu zhòng duō de xīng xīng。
There are numerous stars in the sky.
森林里有众多的树木。
sēn lín lǐ yǒu zhòng duō de shù mù。
There are numerous trees in the forest.
5 mini stories
动物园里有众多的动物。小朋友们看到了大象和猴子，非常开心。
dòng wù yuán lǐ yǒu zhòng duō de dòng wù。 xiǎo péng yǒu men kàn dào le dà xiàng hé hóu zi， fēi cháng kāi xīn。
There are numerous animals in the zoo. The children saw elephants and monkeys, very happy.
春天来了，众多的小鸟在树上唱歌。小明每天早晨都听它们唱歌。
chūn tiān lái le， zhòng duō de xiǎo niǎo zài shù shàng chàng gē。 xiǎo míng měi tiān zǎo chén dōu tīng tā men chàng gē。
Spring came, numerous birds are singing in the trees. Xiaoming listens to them every morning.
学校里有众多的学生。他们一起在操场上做游戏。
xué xiào lǐ yǒu zhòng duō de xué shēng。 tā men yì qǐ zài cāo chǎng shàng zuò yóu xì。
There are numerous students at school. They play games together on the playground.
海滩上有众多的贝壳。小红捡了很多漂亮的贝壳。
hǎi tān shàng yǒu zhòng duō de bèi ké。 xiǎo hóng jiǎn le hěn duō piào liang de bèi ké。
There are numerous seashells on the beach. Xiaohong picked up many beautiful shells.
果园里有众多的水果。大家一起去摘苹果和梨。
guǒ yuán lǐ yǒu zhòng duō de shuǐ guǒ。 dà jiā yì qǐ qù zhāi píng guǒ hé lí。
There are numerous fruits in the orchard. Everyone went to pick apples and pears together.
Mini dialogue
公园
A
公园里有众多的人。
Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu zhòngduō de rén.
There are numerous people in the park.
B
是啊，今天天气好。
Shì a, jīntiān tiānqì hǎo.
Yes, the weather is nice today.
图书馆
A
图书馆有众多的书。
Túshūguǎn yǒu zhòngduō de shū.
The library has numerous books.
B
我们可以借很多。
Wǒmen kěyǐ jiè hěn duō.
We can borrow many.
Related words and contrasts
similar
许多
xǔduō
many; a lot of
许多 is more common in everyday speech; 众多 is more formal and emphasizes a large number.
similar
大量
dàliàng
a large amount of
大量 can be used for both countable and uncountable things; 众多 is mainly for people or countable items.
opposite
稀少
xīshǎo
rare; scarce
稀少 means very few, the opposite of 众多.