How to say “crowd” in Chinese
crowd; group of people
“Crowd” in Chinese is 人群, rén qún: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
人群 is read rén qún: 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.
On the right, 羊 “sheep”: sheep move in flocks. On the left, 君 jūn hints at the reading.
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 “人群”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 人群. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 有时在人群中也会感到孤独。yǒushízàirénqúnzhōngyěhuìgǎndàogūdúSometimes you feel lonely even in a crowd.
- 人群很快就散了。rénqúnhěnkuàijiùsànleThe crowd quickly broke up.
- 人群很快就散2了rénqúnhěnkuàijiùsànleThe crowd quickly broke up.
- 这种药只2适用于特定的人群zhèzhǒngyàozhǐshìyòngyútèdìngderénqúnThis kind of medicine is only suitable for a specific group of people.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “crowd” in Chinese?
“Crowd” in Chinese is 人群, pinyin rénqún.
What does 人群 mean?
人群 (rénqún) means “crowd; group of people”.
How do you write 人群?
人群 is 2 characters: 人 (rén) — person; 群 (qún) — crowd, flock; group. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 人群?
人群 is read rénqún. Tones: rén — second tone, qún — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“crowd” in the lesson “In public places”
This word is from the topic “Society and law” 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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