丛生

叢生

cóngshēng

verb #33,169

Meanings

1 to grow in clusters
2 to spring up everywhere
3 (of problems, weeds, illnesses) to break out in profusion

Characters

cluster, thicket

to grow, to be born

Examples

山坡上野草丛生。

Shānpō shàng yěcǎo cóngshēng.

Wild grasses grow thickly all over the hillside.

公司最近问题丛生。

Gōngsī zuìjìn wèntí cóngshēng.

The company has been beset by problems lately.

院子里杂树丛生。

Yuànzi lǐ zá shù cóngshēng.

The yard is overgrown with assorted trees.

Tips

usage

Used both literally for plants growing in dense clumps and figuratively for negative things piling up — 弊端丛生 (problems abound), 矛盾丛生 (contradictions multiply), 杂草丛生 (overgrown with weeds). The figurative sense almost always carries a negative tone.

Stroke Order

丛 cóng

生 shēng