人口
rén kǒu HSK 5

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📚 Example Sentences

这个国家的人口很多。
Zhège guójiā de rénkǒu hěn duō.
This country has a large population.
城市的人口在增加。
Chéngshì de rénkǒu zài zēngjiā.
The city's population is increasing.
我们需要了解人口的情况。
Wǒmen xūyào liǎojiě rénkǒu de qíngkuàng.
We need to understand the population situation.
这个城市人口很多。
Zhège chéngshì rénkǒu hěn duō.
This city has a large population.
人口增长很快。
Rénkǒu zēngzhǎng hěn kuài.
The population is growing quickly.

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 人口 as 'people mouths'—each mouth represents a person being counted in a population tally. This visual can help recall its meaning as a count of individuals.

📝 Usage Notes

This word is neutral in formality and commonly used in both spoken and written Chinese, especially in contexts like demographics, statistics, news reports, and academic discussions. It often appears in topics related to social planning, economics, or geography.

📖 Grammar Points

人口 is typically used as a subject or object in sentences, often modified by adjectives like 多 (duō, many) or 少 (shǎo, few), e.g., 人口很多 (rénkǒu hěn duō, 'the population is large'). It can also be part of attributive phrases, e.g., 人口问题 (rénkǒu wèntí, 'population issue').

🏯 Cultural Notes

In China, population is a significant topic due to historical policies like the one-child policy and current challenges such as aging populations. Discussions about 人口 often relate to national development and social policies.

🔄 Similar Words

Compared to 人民 (rénmín, 'the people,' often political or collective) and 人们 (rénmen, 'people' in general), 人口 specifically focuses on numerical counts and demographic characteristics, not individuals or groups.

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