Definition
大队人马 is a set phrase literally meaning 'a large detachment of troops', but it's commonly used figuratively to describe a large group of people, often moving together or involved in some activity. You can use it to emphasize the size and organization of a crowd, not necessarily military.
f.e.
large group of peoplehuge crowd (originally military formation)
Examples
- 大队人马。Cānjiā zhè cì huódòng de dà zhēn bù shǎo.There are quite a lot of people participating in this event.
- 大队人马。Tāmen dài zhe dà lái dào le zhège chéngshì.They brought a large group of people to this city.
- 大队人马，。dà cóng guǎngchǎng zǒu guò, chǎngmiàn fēicháng zhuàngguān.A huge crowd walked across the square, and the scene was magnificent.
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