人山人海

rén shān rén hǎi

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Rare

Definitions

1. multitude
2. vast crowd

Word relationships

Antonyms

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门可罗雀

mén kě luó què

you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted

形容冷清无人

Related words

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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

Synonyms

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人潮

rén cháo

a tide of people

形容人多如潮水

摩肩接踵

mó jiān jiē zhǒng

lit. rubbing shoulders and following in each other's footsteps

形容人多拥挤

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

3 shown

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

person; people

mountain; hill (CL:座[zuò])

ocean

a multitude