欣欣向荣

欣欣向榮

xīnxīn-xiàngróng

idiom HSK 7-9 #36,240

Meanings

春天来了，万物欣欣向荣。

Chūntiān lái le, wànwù xīnxīn-xiàngróng.

Spring has come, and everything is flourishing.

这座城市呈现出一片欣欣向荣的景象。

Zhè zuò chéngshì chéngxiàn chū yīpiàn xīnxīn-xiàngróng de jǐngxiàng.

This city presents a scene of thriving prosperity.

memory

欣欣 (joyfully) + 向荣 (toward flourishing) - picture plants joyfully growing toward the sun in spring.

history

From Tao Yuanming's famous essay 桃花源记: 土地平旷，屋舍俨然，有良田、美池、桑竹之属。Originally described lush vegetation.

欣 xīn

向 xiàng

荣 róng