How to say “number of people” in Chinese
number of people
“Number of people” in Chinese is 人数, rén shù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
人数 is read rén shù: 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.
Its second reading is shǔ, “count”.
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 “人数”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 人数. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 请你统计一下人数qǐngnǐtǒngjìyíxiàrénshùPlease count how many people there are.
- 最近失业人数上升了zuìjìnshīyèrénshùshàngshēngleThe number of unemployed people has gone up lately.
More words from the lesson “Majority and part”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “number of people” in Chinese?
“Number of people” in Chinese is 人数, pinyin rénshù.
What does 人数 mean?
人数 (rénshù) means “number of people”.
How do you write 人数?
人数 is 2 characters: 人 (rén) — person; 数 (shù) — number. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 人数?
人数 is read rénshù. Tones: rén — second tone, shù — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“number of people” in the lesson “Majority and part”
This word is from the topic “Money and numbers” of HSK 4. 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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