雨后春笋

雨後春筍

yǔhòuchūnsǔn

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

新的咖啡店如雨后春笋般出现。

Xīn de kāfēi diàn rú yǔhòuchūnsǔn bān chūxiàn.

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

网上的短视频平台雨后春笋般涌现。

Wǎngshàng de duǎn shìpín píngtái yǔhòuchūnsǔn bān yǒngxiàn.

Short-video platforms are popping up everywhere online.

改革开放后，民营企业如雨后春笋。

Gǎigé kāifàng hòu, mínyíng qǐyè rú yǔhòuchūnsǔn.

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