一窝蜂

一窩蜂

yìwōfēng

phrase #38,188

Meanings

HSK 5

下课铃一响，学生们一窝蜂地跑出教室。

Xiàkè líng yī xiǎng, xuéshēngmen yìwōfēng de pǎochū jiàoshì.

The bell rang and the students swarmed out of the classroom.

HSK 5

别一窝蜂地都挤在一起。

Bié yìwōfēng de dōu jǐ zài yìqǐ.

Don't all pile in at once.

HSK 6

股票一上涨，大家一窝蜂地去买。

Gǔpiào yī shàngzhǎng, dàjiā yìwōfēng de qù mǎi.

Once the stock went up, everyone rushed in to buy.

history

Already in 《西游记》 chapter 28: Wu Cheng'en describes monster underlings attacking the monk 'like a whole hive of bees' (就是一窝蜂，齐齐拥上). The image stuck.

usage

Works adverbially: 一窝蜂地 + VERB. Carries a flavor of disorderly, mindless rushing rather than organized action.

一 yī

窝 wō

蜂 fēng