Definition
人数 (rén shù) is a noun meaning 'number of people' — it counts individuals in a specific group or event (e.g., class, meeting). Unlike 人口 (rén kǒu), which refers to the population of a region, and 数目 (shù mù), a general 'amount' for anything countable, 人数 is specific to people. 多数 (duō shù) means 'majority' and is not a direct synonym.
noun
number of people
Examples
- 人数？Zhè cì huìyì de rén shù shì duōshao?What is the number of people at this meeting?
- 人数，。Wǒmen bān rén shù bù duō, zhǐyǒu shíwǔ gè.Our class doesn't have many people — only fifteen.
- 人数。Cāntīng de rén shù yǐjīng mǎn le.The restaurant is already full of people.
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