- 荒无人烟 huāngwúrényān desolate and uninhabited(idiom) extremely desolate and remote with no sign of human life; literally 'desolate and without human smoke'
- 人烟稀少 rényānxīshǎo sparsely populatedDescribing a place where very few people live; desolate and remote
- 人烟稠密 rényānchóumì densely populated(idiom) densely populated; populous; having many residents and buildings close together
- 渺无人烟 miǎowúrényān remote and uninhabited(idiom) desolate and without a sign of human life; deserted or godforsaken
- 杳无人烟 yǎowúrényān desolate and uninhabitedwithout any trace of human presence; remote and deserted
