人山人海 (rén shān-rén hǎi) — (idiom) packed with people; a sea of people; huge crowd
Definition
A chengyu describing a place so packed it looks like 'mountains and seas of people.' Unlike 群众 ('the masses' as a political/social group), it depicts a dense crowd at a specific scene, not a population.
idiom
packed with peoplea sea of peoplehuge crowd
Examples
- 人山人海，。Guó qìng jié de gù gōng mén kǒu rén shān-rén hǎi, pái le hěn cháng de duì.During National Day, the entrance of the Forbidden City was packed with people, and there was a very long queue.
- 人山人海，。Zhōu mò de shāng chǎng lǐ rén shān-rén hǎi, zhǎo gè tíng chē wèi dōu bù róng yì.The mall was a sea of people on the weekend, and finding a parking spot was not easy.
- 人山人海，。Yǎn chàng huì xiàn chǎng rén shān-rén hǎi, qì fen fēi cháng rè liè.The concert venue was packed with people, and the atmosphere was very lively.
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