jan4 kwan4人群

Jyutpingjan4 kwan4

Yaleyàhn kwàhn

名詞Common

Definition

Crowd, masses; a gathering of people in a public place.

neutralpeopleplaces

How it's used

While 人群 is the standard term for a crowd, it often sounds slightly formal or descriptive in everyday speech. When referring to a chaotic or dense group of people, locals frequently use 堆 or 班 instead to describe the collective. It is most commonly encountered in news reports or formal notices regarding public safety and crowd management.

Measure word

deoi1堆dēui

Examples

go2嗰dou6度zeoi6聚zaap6集zo2咗jat1一daai6大deoi1堆jan4人kwan4群，m4唔zi1知faat3發sang1生me1咩si6事。

A large crowd has gathered there, I wonder what happened.

nei5你gin3見m4唔gin3見dou3到jan4人kwan4群jap6入min6面jau5有go3個daai3戴mou2帽ge3嘅naam4男zai2仔？

Can you see the boy wearing a hat in the crowd?

Common phrases

jan4人kwan4群gun2管zai3制

crowd control

jan4人kwan4群jung2擁zai1擠

crowded with people

Common mistake

Learners often use 人群 when they simply mean 'many people' or 'a group of people'. It specifically implies a gathering in a public space, so it sounds unnatural to use it for a small group of friends or family members.