遍地开花

遍地開花
biàndì-kāihuā
idiom #86,000

Meanings

  1. 1 to blossom everywhere
  2. 2 to spring up all over
  3. 3 to flourish on a large scale

Examples

HSK 2
Tāmen de fēndiàn biàndì-kāihuā.
Their branches are cropping up all over.
HSK 3
Kāfēidiàn zài zhè zuò chéngshì biàndì-kāihuā.
Coffee shops are opening everywhere in this city.
HSK 6
Jìn jǐ nián, diàndòng qìchē zài quánguó biàndì-kāihuā.
In recent years, electric cars have sprung up all over the country.

Tips

usage
Usually positive - suggests rapid, wide-scale spread of something good (businesses, technology, ideas). For negative spread (crime, disease), prefer 蔓延 or 泛滥.
memory
Literally 'flowers blooming all over the ground' - picture a field exploding into color overnight.

Stroke Order

biàn
kāi
huā