蜂拥而至

蜂擁而至

fēngyōng'érzhì

idiom #21,985

Meanings

1 to swarm in
2 to arrive in huge numbers
3 to flock there

Characters

to swarm / to crowd

and then / thereupon

to arrive / to reach

Examples

听说明星要来，粉丝们蜂拥而至。

Tīngshuō míngxīng yào lái, fěnsī men fēngyōng'érzhì.

Hearing that the celebrity was coming, fans swarmed in.

打折促销活动一开始，顾客便蜂拥而至。

Dǎzhé cùxiāo huódòng yī kāishǐ, gùkè biàn fēngyōng'érzhì.

As soon as the sale started, customers flocked in.

Tips

memory

蜂 = bee, 拥 = to swarm / crowd, 而 = and then, 至 = to arrive. Picture a swarm of bees descending all at once — that captures the chaotic, sudden mass arrival perfectly.

Stroke Order

蜂 fēng

拥 yōng

而 ér

至 zhì