趋之若鹜 qū zhī ruò wù

to flock after something blindly

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 47503rd word

Definitions

  1. 1. to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable
  2. 2. an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase

Characters

Character Meaning
趋 qū HSK 5
to tend towards; to hurry; to walk fast
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
若 ruò HSK 6
if; as; like
鹜 wù
duck