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人数

rén shù · ren shu

Traditional 人數

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. number of people
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  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)来(lái)听(tīng)讲座(jiǎngzuò)的(de)人数(rénshù)不(bù)多(duō)。

    Not many people came to the lecture today.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)数(shǔ)过(guò)吗(ma)？

    Did you count?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)数(shǔ)了(le)，一共(yīgòng)十二个(shíèrgè)人(rén)。

    I counted. Twelve people in total.

  4. Dengdeng

    人数(rénshù)这么(zhème)少(shǎo)，老师(lǎoshī)会(huì)不会(bùhuì)难过(nánguò)？

    With so few people, will the teacher be sad?

  5. Liangliang

    老师(lǎoshī)说(shuō)人数(rénshù)少(shǎo)，他(tā)可以(kěyǐ)多(duō)讲(jiǎng)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    The teacher said that with few people he can talk a bit more.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)更(gèng)糟(zāo)，我们(wǒmen)要(yào)听(tīng)到(dào)晚上(wǎnshang)。

    That is worse. We will listen until evening.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

遭(zāo)受(shòu)心(xīn)脏(zàng)病(bìng)困(kùn)扰(rǎo)的(de)人(rén)数(shù)增(zēng)加(jiā)了(le)。

The number of people suffering from heart disease has increased.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

在(zài)电(diàn)脑(nǎo)上(shàng)玩(wán)电(diàn)玩(wán)游(yóu)戏(xì)的(de)人(rén)数(shù)正(zhèng)在(zài)增(zēng)加(jiā)。

The number of people who play video games on PC is increasing.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by end · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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人
rén

person; people

数
shǔ

to count; to count as; to regard as

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