人海

rénhǎi

noun #26,465

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

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.

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

人海战术在现代战争中已不再有效。

Rénhǎi zhànshù zài xiàndài zhànzhēng zhōng yǐ búzài 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