一哄而上

一鬨而上

yīhōng'érshàng

idiom

Meanings

1 to rush forward all at once with no plan
2 to jump on the bandwagon
3 to pile in en masse

Characters

one; all at once

to go up; move forward

Examples

HSK 2

做事不能一哄而上，要有计划。

Zuòshì bùnéng yīhōng'érshàng, yào yǒu jìhuà.

You can't just rush in blindly - you need a plan.

HSK 4

市场一热，各家企业一哄而上。

Shìchǎng yī rè, gè jiā qǐyè yīhōng'érshàng.

As soon as the market heated up, every company jumped in at once.

HSK 5

看到有利可图，大家一哄而上。

Kàndào yǒulìkětú, dàjiā yīhōng'érshàng.

As soon as they saw there was money to be made, everyone piled in at once.

Tips

usage

Almost always critical - implies herd behavior without planning or organization. Typical pairing: 盲目 + 一哄而上. A common warning in business and policy writing.

mistakes

Do not confuse with 一哄而散 ('to scatter all at once'). 上 = surge forward together; 散 = scatter at once. Same 一哄, opposite direction.

Stroke Order

一 yī

哄 hǒng

而 ér

上 shàng