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How to Say ‘Especially many people’ in Simplified Chinese

人特别多

rén tè bié duō

[run tuh-byeh dwaw]

💬 Usage Tip: [多] can act as the whole description, so [人特别多] is a complete sentence-like phrase without any word for "are." This is common in Chinese: [人很多], [地方不大].

Phrase Breakdown

rén

[run]

people

Refers to the number of people in a place.

Example

这家店今晚人特别多。

This place has a lot of people tonight.

特别多

tè bié duō

especially many; very many

Shows that the amount is much larger than normal.

Example

这里人特别多。

There are especially many people here.

Words in this phrase

特别

tè bié

[tuh-byeh]

especially; very

Used to strongly emphasize the following adjective or description.

Example

现在人特别多,我们晚点过去吧。

There are especially many people right now; let’s go over later.

duō

[dwaw]

many; a lot

Shows a large number of people or things.

Example

今天人特别多,气氛倒是不错。

There are a lot of people today, though the atmosphere is pretty good.

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