方兴未艾 fāng xīng wèi ài

DEFINITIONS

  1. flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
  2. still growing strong
  3. on the up

CHARACTERS

方 fāng a square, rectangle; a region; local
兴 xīng thrive, prosper, flourish
未 wèi not yet; 8th terrestrial branch
艾 ài artemisia, mugwort; translit.