人浮于事 rén fú yú shì

too many workers; more people than work

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth

Characters

Character Meaning
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
浮 fú HSK 6
to float; superficial; temporary
于 yú HSK 3
at; in; to
事 shì HSK 2
matter; thing; affair