雨后春笋

雨後春筍

yǔhòu-chūnsǔn

idiom #96,706

Meanings

1 bamboo shoots after spring rain (idiom)
2 springing up rapidly and in large numbers
3 a sudden proliferation

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

新的咖啡店如雨后春笋般出现。

Xīn de kāfēidiàn rú yǔhòu-chūnsǔn bān chūxiàn.

New coffee shops are sprouting up like bamboo after spring rain.

HSK 7-9

网上的短视频平台雨后春笋般涌现。

Wǎngshàng de duǎnshìpín píngtái yǔhòu-chūnsǔn bān yǒngxiàn.

Short-video platforms are popping up everywhere online.

HSK 7-9

改革开放后，民营企业如雨后春笋。

Gǎigé kāifàng hòu, mínyíng qǐyè rú yǔhòu-chūnsǔn.

After Reform and Opening, private enterprises sprang up like mushrooms.

Tips

history

From Zhang Lei's 《食笋》 poem (Song): 荒林春雨足，新笋迸龙雏 - in a wild grove after ample spring rain, new shoots burst forth like dragon hatchlings. The image of rapid proliferation stuck.

usage

Almost always positive - stresses healthy, vigorous growth. Common pattern: noun + 如/像 + 雨后春笋 + 般 + 出现/涌现. The English equivalent is closer to 'sprouting up like mushrooms'.

Stroke Order

雨 yǔ

后 hòu

春 chūn

笋 sǔn