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人满为患

rén mǎn wéi huàn

4-character word Traditional 人滿為患

What 人满为患 means

1. packed with people
2. overcrowded
3. overpopulation

The characters in 人满为患

• 人rénperson; people
• 满mǎnto fill; full; filled
• 为wéias (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as
• 患huànto suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune

Example sentences

• 周六，东京街上人满为患。
  Zhōuliù, Dōngjīng jiēshang rénmǎnwéihuàn.
  The streets in Tokyo are full on Saturdays.
• 昨天这家商店正好人满为患。
  Zuótiān zhè jiā shāngdiàn zhènghǎo rénmǎnwéihuàn.
  The store happened to be crowded yesterday.