人群 rénqún crowd
How to remember 人群: 人 person + 群 group = crowd.
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How it is used
- A crowd, a mass of people gathered - 挤进人群 (jǐjìn rénqún) to squeeze into the crowd; 消失在人群中 (xiāoshī zài rénqún zhōng) to vanish into the crowd.
- Also a demographic 'group/population segment' in statistics: 高危人群 (gāowēi rénqún) high-risk group.
- Contrast 人们 (rénmen, people in general) - 人群 is a physically clustered or statistically defined mass.
Example sentences
- 很快人群就在他周围聚集了起来。 Hěnkuài rénqún jiù zài tā zhōuwéi jùjí le qǐlái.A crowd soon gathered around him.
- 在人群中，我们失去了那个男人的踪影。 Zài rénqún zhōng, wǒmen shīqù le nàge nánrén de zōngyǐng.We lost sight of the man in the crowd.
- 汤姆从人群中拥出来。 Tāngmǔ cóng rénqún zhōngyōng chūlái.Tom pushed his way through the crowd.