人山人海

rén shān rén hǎi

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Rare

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Definitions

1. multitude
2. vast crowd

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 门可罗雀 mén kě luó què 门可罗雀 mén kě luó què you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted 形容冷清无人: you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted

Related words

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• 座无虚席 zuò wú xū xí 座无虚席 zuò wú xū xí lit. a banquet with no empty seats 场所满员，常用于影剧院等: lit. a banquet with no empty seats

Synonyms

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• 人潮 rén cháo 人潮 rén cháo a tide of people 形容人多如潮水: a tide of people
• 摩肩接踵 mó jiān jiē zhǒng 摩肩接踵 mó jiān jiē zhǒng lit. rubbing shoulders and following in each other's footsteps 形容人多拥挤: lit. rubbing shoulders and following in each other's footsteps

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“挤得”、“是”连用，如“街上挤得人山人海”。不能直接用于特定人物，仅形容人群。

Formality

主要用于口语和生动描写，书面正式语体中较少使用。

Example Sentences

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国庆节的天安门广场 人山人海 。

On National Day, Tiananmen Square is packed with people.

那裡 人山人海 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 2138587)

體育場裏 人山人海 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 729439)

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Child Words of 人山人海

• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 山 山 shān: mountain; hill (CL:座[zuò])
• 海 海 hǎi: ocean
• 人海 人海 rén hǎi: a multitude