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人山人海 (rén shān rén hǎi) — how to say "huge crowd of people" in Chinese
人山
人海
Huge crowd of people
Character composition
人
person
山
mountain
人
person
海
sea
Radicals / Keys
山
Mountain
#46 · shān · 3 strokes
水
Water
#85 · shuǐ · 4 strokes
人
Man
#9 · rén · 2 strokes
Collocations
人山人海的车站
rén shān rén hǎi de chē zhàn
a station packed with people
人山人海的广场
rén shān rén hǎi de guǎng chǎng
a square packed with people
Examples
节日期间，街上人山人海，非常热闹。
During the festival, the streets are packed with people and are very lively.
广场上人山人海。
The square is packed with people.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say "huge crowd of people" in Chinese?
"huge crowd of people" in Chinese is 人山人海 (rén shān rén hǎi).
人山人海 meaning
人山人海 (rén shān rén hǎi) means "Huge crowd of people".
How is 人山人海 pronounced?
It is pronounced rén shān rén hǎi (written as ren shan ren hai, renshanrenhai). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Ren shan ren hai in Chinese characters
It is written 人山人海: 人 has 2 strokes, 山 has 3 strokes, 人 has 2 strokes, 海 has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 人山人海?
人山人海 is on the HSK 3.0 level 6 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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