TraceHanzi

人数 meaning in English

rénshù

number of people

HSK 2nounTraditional 人數15 strokes

Meaning of 人数

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

rénshù
  1. number of people

How to use 人数

人数 is a common noun for headcounts in classes, meetings, events, and tours. It often goes with verbs like 统计 (tǒngjì, to count up) or with 多 and 少. Example: 今天来的人数很多。(Jīntiān lái de rénshù hěn duō.) Many people came today.

人 (rén) is a person, drawn like two legs walking, and 数 (shù) means number. Put them together and you get the number of people.

Common mistake: Learners often read 数 here as shǔ, the verb meaning to count. In 人数 it is the noun shù, number, so the tone is fourth, not third. Also, do not say 人数很大 for a big crowd. Use 人数很多 instead.

人数 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

人rén数shù不bù够gòu啊a！
There aren't enough people!
上shàng学xué迟chí到dào的de学xué生shēng人rén数shù比bǐ我wǒ想xiǎng像xiàng中zhōng少shǎo很hěn多duō。
The number of students who were late for school was much smaller than I had expected.
听tīng说shuō最zuì近jìn失shī业yè者zhě人rén数shù正zhèng在zài增zēng加jiā。
I hear that the number of the unemployed has been increasing recently.
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.
我wǒ们men的de俱jù乐lè部bù的de人rén数shù比bǐ你nǐ们men多duō三sān倍bèi。
Our club has three times as many members as yours.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

人 rén · person · 2 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2

数 shǔ · to count · 13 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13

Related words

Words that share a character with 人数.

女人nǚrénwoman
男人nánréna man; a male
别人biérénother people; others; other person
家人jiārénfamily member; (old) servant
病人bìngrénsick person; patient
工人gōngrénworker
老人lǎorénold man or woman; the elderly
有人yǒu rénsomeone; people
人们rénmenpeople
大人dàrenadult; grownup
客人kèrénvisitor; guest; customer
好人hǎoréngood person; healthy person

Questions about 人数

What does 人数 mean?

人数 (rénshù) means "number of people" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 人数?

人数 is made of 2 characters: 人 (2 strokes), 数 (13 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 人数 an HSK word?

Yes. 人数 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 人数 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 人数 is written 人數.

How do I ask how many people there are using 人数?

You can say 人数是多少? (Rénshù shì duōshao?), which means what is the number of people. In casual speech, 有多少人? (Yǒu duōshao rén?) is more common.

Is 人数 the same as 人口 (rénkǒu)?

No. 人口 means population, for example of a city or country. 人数 is the number of people in a specific group, like a class, a meeting, or a tour.

通Previous in HSK 2tōng