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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

人口 [rénkǒu]
  1. 1. noun [地区人数] population
    人口众多
    large population
    全国人口普查
    national census
  2. 2. noun [家庭人数]
    他家人口很多。
    There are a lot of people in his family.
  3. 3. noun [泛指人] [pl] people

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

人口 [rénkǒu]
  1. 1. population
    人口稠密的地区
    densely populated area; thickly inhabited district
    人口众多(稀少)
    have a very large (a sparse) population
    中国沿海地区是人口最为稠密的地区。
    我国新疆和西藏虽然面积很大但人口稀少。
    控制人口增长仍然是中国要解决的一个重要问题。
  2. 2. number of people in a family
    他们家人口不多。
    There aren't many people in their family.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

人口 [rénkǒu]
  1. 1. 一定时间内生活在一定地域的人的总数
    人口普查
    人口稠密。
  2. 2. 一个家庭的人的总数
    家里人口少,负担轻。
  3. 3. 泛指人
    拐卖人口
  4. 4. 指众人的嘴
    脍炙人口

Examples

如果再不进行人口控制, 迟早会发生人口爆炸的。
If we don't carry out population control, there will be a population explosion some day. 人口爆炸
控制人口数量,提高人口素质。 数量
人口这样增长下去,那可不得了。
If population is allowed to grow like this, disaster will overtake us. 不得了
人口稠密
densely populated; populous 稠密
中国地大物博,人口众多。
China is a vast country with a large population and abundant resources. 地大物博
人口出生高峰期
a baby boom 高峰
人口净增率
net growth rate of population 净增
人口分布不均。
The population is unevenly distributed.
控制人口增长
control population growth 控制
人口的激增引起资源的匮乏。
The rapid increase in population caused a shortage of natural resources. 匮乏

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