Usage note
人群指很多人聚集在一起。
Rénqún zhǐ hěnduō rén jùjí zài yīqǐ.
Crowd refers to many people gathered together.
Context note
在公园里，你可以看到人群。
Zài gōngyuán lǐ, nǐ kěyǐ kàndào rénqún.
In the park, you can see a crowd.
5 examples
人群在广场上跳舞。
rén qún zài guǎng chǎng shàng tiào wǔ。
The crowd is dancing on the square.
我看到人群在排队。
wǒ kàn dào rén qún zài pái duì。
I see the crowd is lining up.
人群很热闹。
rén qún hěn rè nào。
The crowd is lively.
人群中有很多孩子。
rén qún zhōng yǒu hěn duō hái zi。
There are many children in the crowd.
人群慢慢散开了。
rén qún màn màn sàn kāi le。
The crowd slowly dispersed.
5 mini stories
一天，小明去公园玩，看到人群在放风筝。
yì tiān， xiǎo míng qù gōng yuán wán， kàn dào rén qún zài fàng fēng zheng。
One day, Xiaoming went to the park to play and saw a crowd flying kites.
人群里有一个小丑在表演，大家都笑了。
rén qún lǐ yǒu yí gè xiǎo chǒu zài biǎo yǎn， dà jiā dōu xiào le。
In the crowd, there was a clown performing, and everyone laughed.
妈妈拉着我的手，走进人群买冰淇淋。
mā ma lā zhe wǒ de shǒu， zǒu jìn rén qún mǎi bīng qí lín。
Mom held my hand and walked into the crowd to buy ice cream.
人群突然欢呼起来，因为烟花开始了。
rén qún tū rán huān hū qǐ lái， yīn wèi yān huā kāi shǐ le。
The crowd suddenly cheered because the fireworks started.
晚上，人群渐渐散去，公园安静了。
wǎn shàng， rén qún jiàn jiàn sàn qù， gōng yuán ān jìng le。
In the evening, the crowd gradually dispersed, and the park became quiet.
Mini dialogue
在公园
A
你看，公园里有很多人。
Nǐ kàn, gōngyuán lǐ yǒu hěn duō rén.
Look, there are many people in the park.
B
是啊，人群很热闹。
Shì a, rénqún hěn rènao.
Yes, the crowd is very lively.
在商场
A
我不喜欢人群太多的地方。
Wǒ bù xǐhuan rénqún tài duō de dìfang.
I don't like places with too many crowds.
B
那我们快走吧。
Nà wǒmen kuài zǒu ba.
Then let's leave quickly.
Related words and contrasts
related
人
rén
people
basic word for people
similar
群众
qúnzhòng
the masses; crowd
often used in formal contexts
contrast
一个人
yī gè rén
one person
singular vs. crowd