一哄而上

一鬨而上

yīhōng'érshàng

idiom

Meanings

1 to rush forward all at once with no plan
2 to jump on the bandwagon
3 to pile in en masse

Characters

one; all at once

to go up; move forward

Examples

看到有利可图，大家一哄而上。

Kàndào yǒu lì kě tú, dàjiā yī hōng ér shàng.

As soon as they saw there was money to be made, everyone piled in at once.

做事不能一哄而上，要有计划。

Zuòshì bù néng yī hōng ér shàng, yào yǒu jìhuà.

You can't just rush in blindly — you need a plan.

市场一热，各家企业一哄而上。

Shìchǎng yī rè, gè jiā qǐyè yī hōng ér shàng.

As soon as the market heated up, every company jumped in at once.

Tips

usage

Almost always critical — implies herd behavior without planning or organization. Typical pairing: 盲目 + 一哄而上. A common warning in business and policy writing.

mistakes

Do not confuse with 一哄而散 ('to scatter all at once'). 上 = surge forward together; 散 = scatter at once. Same 一哄, opposite direction.

Stroke Order

一 yī

哄 hǒng

而 ér

上 shàng