人浮於事 rén fú yú shì

too many people for the work; overstaffed

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
於 yú
at; in; to
事 shì HSK 2
matter; thing; affair