人海

rénhǎi

noun #26,465

Meanings

1 a sea of people
2 a large crowd
3 a multitude

Characters

Examples

节日期间，广场上人山人海，非常热闹。

Jiérì qījiān, guǎngchǎng shàng rénshān rénhǎi, fēicháng rènao.

During the festival, the square was packed with people and very lively.

他在人海中寻找她的身影。

Tā zài rénhǎi zhōng xúnzhǎo tā de shēnyǐng.

He searched for her figure in the sea of people.

人海战术在现代战争中已不再有效。

Rénhǎi zhànshù zài xiàndài zhànzhēng zhōng yǐ bù zài yǒuxiào.

Human wave tactics are no longer effective in modern warfare.

Tips

memory

人 (rén) means people and 海 (hǎi) means sea — picture a crowd so vast it looks like an ocean of people. Often paired with 人山 to form 人山人海 (mountains and seas of people).

Stroke Order

人 rén

海 hǎi