雨後春筍 yǔ hòu chūn sǔn

spring up everywhere; appear in large numbers

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom); fig. rapid new growth
  2. 2. many new things emerge in rapid succession

Characters

Character Meaning
雨 yǔ HSK 1
rain; to rain; (of rain, snow etc) to fall
後 hòu
behind; after; later
春 chūn HSK 3
spring (season); youthful; joyful
筍 sǔn
bamboo shoot