人数

rén shù

HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Common

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amount

数量 can refer to quantity in general, including people, while 人数 specifically refers to the number of people.

人数 is often used with 多 (many) or 少 (few), not 大 or 小. For example: 人数很多 (the number of people is large).

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截至昨天，报名人数已超过五百。

As of yesterday, the number of registrants has exceeded 500.

公司计划扩充员工人数。

The company plans to expand its workforce.

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