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(idiom) multitude; vast crowd

人山人海
rén shān rén hǎi
r+én·2nd tonesh+ān·1st toner+én·2nd toneh+ǎi·3rd tone
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There were lots of people in the stadium.
体育场裏人山人海。
Kyoto is packed with people during the holiday season.
佳节时期，京都人山人海。
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow川流不息chuān liú bù xīcrowded · to throng · congestion拥挤yōng jǐ(idiom) bustling with activity熙熙攘攘xī xī rǎng rǎnga place buzzing with activity (idiom)熙来攘往xī lái rǎng wǎng(lit.) not one drop can trickle through (idiom) · (fig.) (of crowds, traffic etc) impenetrable水泄不通shuǐ xiè bù tōnglit. shoulder to shoulder and heel to heel (idiom) · fig. crowded; packed with people比肩继踵bǐ jiān jì zhǒng
Antonyms
desolate and uninhabited (idiom)荒无人烟huāng wú rén yānlit. men's footprints are rare (idiom) · fig. off the beaten track · lonely · deserted人迹罕至rén jì hǎn zhì