如火如荼

rúhuǒrútú
idiom #35,474

Meanings

  1. 1 in full swing
  2. 2 like a raging fire
  3. 3 blazing and flourishing

Examples

Kàngyì huódòng zhèngzài rúhuǒrútú de jìnxíng.
The protests are in full swing.
Gōngsī de xīn chǎnpǐn fābùhuì gǎo de rúhuǒrútú.
The company's new product launch is being held in full flourish.

Tips

history
From 《·》: the Wu army was described marching in ranks so vast that one side looked 「」 (white as reed flowers) and the other 「」 (red as fire). Originally described military grandeur, now describes any vigorous activity.
mistakes
is tú (reed flower), not chá (tea). Easy to misread because the characters differ by only one stroke.

Stroke Order

huǒ