How to say “population” in Chinese
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“Population” in Chinese is 人口, rén kǒu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
人口 is read rén kǒu: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a walking person: two legs.
A picture of an open mouth.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “人口”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 人口. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 中国的人口主要分布在东部。ZhōngguóderénkǒuzhǔyàofēnbùzàidōngbùChina's population is concentrated mainly in the east of the country.
- 中国的人口流动主要是从农村流向城市。ZhōngguóderénkǒuliúdòngzhǔyàoshìcóngnóngcūnliúxiàngchéngshìIn China, people move mainly from the countryside to the cities.
- 城镇人口不断增加。chéngzhènrénkǒubúduànzēngjiāThe population of cities and towns keeps growing.
- 这座城市的外来人口很多zhèzuòchéngshìdewàiláirénkǒuhěnduōThis city has a lot of newcomers.
- 这座城市以惊人的速度发展，十年间人口增加了一倍。zhèzuòchéngshìyǐjīngréndesùdùfāzhǎn,shíniánjiānrénkǒuzēngjiāleyíbèiThis city is developing at an astonishing speed: in ten years its population has doubled.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “population” in Chinese?
“Population” in Chinese is 人口, pinyin rénkǒu.
What does 人口 mean?
人口 (rénkǒu) means “population”.
How do you write 人口?
人口 is 2 characters: 人 (rén) — person; 口 (kǒu) — mouth. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 人口?
人口 is read rénkǒu. Tones: rén — second tone, kǒu — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“population” in the lesson “The country on the map”
This word is from the topic “China: the country and its history” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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