人口

rén kǒu

HSK 2Noun (名)

Basic Meaning

This sense is often used in older, informal, or regional contexts, especially in phrases related to family. Modern learners will most commonly encounter the next two senses.

people (referring to women or children in particular). A person.

泛指人（多指妇女或儿童）。

Words:

添人口拐带人口

Sentences:

他(tā)们(men)今(jīn)年(nián)家(jiā)里(lǐ)添(tiān)了(le)人(rén)口(kǒu)，是(shì)个(ge)可(kě)爱(ài)的(de)女(nǚ)孩(hái)。
Their family added a person this year, a lovely baby girl.

Used to talk abstractly about a family's size (big or small), not for stating the precise number of people.

The number of people in a household; the size of a family.

一户人家的人的总数（一般只说多、少，不举具体数目）。

Synonyms:

人丁生齿

Sentences:

他(tā)家(jiā)人(rén)口(kǒu)少(shǎo)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)住(zhù)小(xiǎo)房(fáng)子(zi)就(jiù)够(gòu)了(le)。
His family is small (has few people), so a small house is enough.
他(tā)们(men)家(jiā)人(rén)口(kǒu)多(duō)，每(měi)天(tiān)可(kě)热(rè)闹(nao)了(le)。
Their family is large (has many people), it's very lively every day.

This is the most common modern usage for discussing demographics, statistics, and resources.

Population; the total number of people living in an area or belonging to a group.

居住在一定地区或一个集体内的人的总数。

Words:

人口普查

Synonyms:

人丁生齿

Sentences:

中(zhōng)国(guó)的(de)人(rén)口(kǒu)有(yǒu)十(shí)四(sì)亿(yì)多(duō)。
China has a population of over 1.4 billion.
今(jīn)天(tiān)，我(wǒ)们(men)学(xué)校(xiào)在(zài)配(pèi)合(hé)做(zuò)人(rén)口(kǒu)普(pǔ)查(chá)。
Today, our school is cooperating in conducting a population census.
这(zhè)个(ge)城(chéng)市(shì)的(de)人(rén)口(kǒu)在(zài)快(kuài)速(sù)增(zēng)长(zhǎng)。
The population of this city is growing rapidly.

Characters Breakdown

person

mouth