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人山人海 — “A huge crowd of people”

人山人海 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a huge crowd of people”. A vast throng; a sea of people. Literally, “people mountain people sea”.

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人山人海 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 人rén
  • 山shān
  • 人rén
  • 海hǎi

人山人海 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
人
rén2human being, person
山
shān3mountain or hill
人
rén2human being, person
海
hǎi10sea, ocean, or vast

Example Sentence with 人山人海

主题公园里人山人海,每个游乐设施前都排起了长队
The theme park was packed with a sea of people, and long queues formed in front of every ride.

Idioms Related to 人山人海

Synonyms of 人山人海

  • chuān川liú流bù不xī息flowing in an endless stream

Antonyms of 人山人海

  • rén人jì迹hǎn罕zhì至rarely visited by people
  • huāng荒wú无rén人yān烟desolate and uninhabited

More idioms starting with 人

  • rén人yī一jǐ己bǎi百make hundredfold effort to catch up
  • rén人dīng丁xīng兴wàng旺a flourishing and growing family
  • rén人bù不wèi为jǐ己,,tiān天zhū诛dì地miè灭Heaven and Earth condemn the unselfish
  • rén人bù不rén人,,guǐ鬼bù不guǐ鬼looking ghastly or grotesque
  • rén人bù不kě可mào貌xiàng相Don't judge a person by appearance
  • rén人bù不kě可mào貌xiàng相,,hǎi海shuǐ水bù不kě可dǒu斗liáng量Never judge a person by appearance
  • rén人bù不fàn犯wǒ我,,wǒ我bù不fàn犯rén人I will not offend unless offended
  • rén人bù不zhī知,,guǐ鬼bù不jué觉done in complete secrecy
  • rén人bù不liáo聊shēng生people can't make a living
  • rén人bù不zì自ān安people are feeling uneasy
  • rén人shì世cāng沧sāng桑the vicissitudes of human life
  • rén人zhōng中zhī之lóng龙an outstanding person

Questions about 人山人海

What does 人山人海 mean?
人山人海 (rén shān rén hǎi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a huge crowd of people”.
How do you pronounce 人山人海?
人山人海 is pronounced rén shān rén hǎi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 人山人海 literally mean?
Literally, 人山人海 means “people mountain people sea”. It is used to mean “a huge crowd of people”.
What is the Chinese definition of 人山人海?
人群如山似海。形容人聚集得非常多。
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