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Number of people in Chinese

number of people · HSK 4

人数 rén shù

  1. 人 rén person
  2. 数 shù number

今天来的人数比昨天多。 More people came today than yesterday.

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How do you say number of people in Chinese?

Number of people in Chinese is 人数 (rén shù).

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