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The word 人口 is formed by combining the character 人, meaning "person" or "people", with 口, meaning "mouth"; here, 口 serves as a metonym for individuals counted in a census, derived from the historical practice of tallying population by the number of mouths to feed, thus together the characters literally signify "people mouths" to convey the concept of population.

Example Sentences Hide

这个城市人口很多。

Zhège chéngshì rénkǒu hěn duō.

This city has a large population.

中国人口超过十四亿。

Zhōngguó rénkǒu chāoguò shísì yì.

China's population exceeds 1.4 billion.

我国人口每年都在增长。

Wǒguó rénkǒu měinián dōu zài zēngzhǎng.

Our country's population is growing every year.

控制人口增长是一项重要任务。

Kòngzhì rénkǒu zēngzhǎng shì yī xiàng zhòngyào rènwù.

Controlling population growth is an important task.

人口老龄化对社会经济发展有深远影响。

Rénkǒu lǎolíng huà duì shèhuì jīngjì fāzhǎn yǒu shēnyuǎn yǐngxiǎng.

Population aging has a profound impact on socio-economic development.

Word Definition - 人口

rén kǒu population; people

Individual Character Details

人 rén
口 kǒu