Usage note
人数表示人的数量。
rén shù biǎo shì rén de shù liàng。
Number of people means how many people there are.
Context note
人数常用于统计、活动和场所。
rén shù cháng yòng yú tǒng jì 、 huó dòng hé chǎng suǒ。
Number of people is often used for counts, events, and places.
5 examples
今天人数很多。
jīn tiān rén shù hěn duō。
There are many people today.
请告诉我人数。
qǐng gào sù wǒ rén shù。
Please tell me the number of people.
人数已经够了。
rén shù yǐ jīng gòu le。
The number of people is already enough.
我们要统计人数。
wǒ men yào tǒng jì rén shù。
We need to count the number of people.
教室里的人数不多。
jiào shì lǐ de rén shù bù duō。
There are not many people in the classroom.
5 mini stories
活动开始前要先统计人数。
huó dòng kāi shǐ qián yào xiān tǒng jì rén shù。
Before the event starts, we need to count the people.
这个班的人数很多。
zhè ge bān de rén shù hěn duō。
This class has many people.
老师问今天来的人数。
lǎo shī wèn jīn tiān lái de rén shù。
The teacher asked how many people came today.
因为人数少，所以很安静。
yīn wèi rén shù shǎo， suǒ yǐ hěn ān jìng。
Because there were few people, it was quiet.
请把人数写在表格上。
qǐng bǎ rén shù xiě zài biǎo gé shàng。
Please write the number of people on the form.
Mini dialogue
班级统计
A
我们班的人数是多少？
Wǒmen bān de rén shù shì duōshao?
What is the number of people in our class?
B
人数是三十个同学。
Rén shù shì sānshí ge tóngxué.
The number of people is thirty classmates.
报名活动
A
参加活动的人数多吗？
Cānjiā huódòng de rén shù duō ma?
Is the number of people joining the activity large?
B
人数不多，只有五个人。
Rén shù bù duō, zhǐyǒu wǔ ge rén.
The number of people is not large, only five people.
Related words and contrasts
related
数量
shùliàng
quantity
人数 is specifically the number of people; 数量 is a general quantity of things.
related
人口
rénkǒu
population
人口 means population (people in a place); 人数 is a count of people in a group.