蜂拥而上

蜂擁而上

fēngyōng'érshàng

idiom #94,516

Meanings

1 to swarm up like bees
2 to rush forward in a crowd; throng in at once

Characters

to crowd; throng

to go up; advance

Examples

记者们蜂拥而上，把明星团团围住。

Jìzhěmen fēngyōng'érshàng, bǎ míngxīng tuántuán wéizhù.

The reporters swarmed forward and surrounded the star.

球迷蜂拥而上庆祝胜利。

Qiúmí fēngyōng'érshàng qìngzhù shènglì.

The fans rushed forward in a swarm to celebrate the victory.

Tips

history

《红楼梦》 ch. 9 (Qing): amid a schoolroom brawl, 墨雨 grabbed a door-bolt, 扫红 and 锄药 took whips, and 蜂拥而上 — "swarmed up like bees." One of the most famous fight scenes in the novel.

grammar

Apostrophe: fēngyōng'érshàng — syllable break before the vowel-initial 而 (ér).

Stroke Order

蜂 fēng

拥 yōng

而 ér

上 shàng