Chinese Conversation · Level 37
90 words
Chinese word
人群
Pronunciation
Pinyinrén qún
Meaning
- nouncrowd
Example
人群越来越多，街道很拥挤。rén qún yuè lái yuè duō jiē dào hěn yōng jǐ
The crowd is growing, and the street is very crowded.
More examples
孩子躲在人群后面。hái zi duǒ zài rén qún hòu miàn
The child is hiding behind the crowd.
Core concept
People seen as one dense, moving or stationary body in a public setting.
Common phrases
人群后面rén qún hòu miàn
behind the crowd
人群前面rén qún qián miàn
in front of the crowd
人群中间rén qún zhōng jiān
in the middle of the crowd
Similar words
队伍duì wǔ: An organized line or group of people formed for a shared purpose.
人潮rén cháo: A flowing stream of people moving into or through a place, creating a busy crowd.
人山人海rén shān rén hǎi: A place filled with an extremely large number of people, leaving little open space.
Definition in Chinese
指公共场所或活动现场集中出现的大量人群，常含拥挤或难以自由通行的含义。zhǐ gōng gòng cháng suǒ huò huó dòng xiàn chǎng jí zhōng chū xiàn de dà liàng rén qún cháng hán yōng jǐ huò nán yǐ zì yóu tōng xíng de hán yì
Word origin
人群 (rénqún, "crowd") is formed from 人 (rén, "person") and 群 (qún, "group"), turning the general idea of a group into a group specifically made up of people.
Usage tips
- The word is neutral and descriptive, while the surrounding verbs or adjectives show whether the mass is simply present, moving, or making passage difficult.
Other meanings
- gatheringnoun