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雨后春笋
雨后春笋
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雨后春笋

雨后春笋 — “To spring up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain”

雨后春笋 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to spring up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain”. To emerge rapidly and in great numbers; to proliferate quickly. Literally, “Bamboo shoots after a spring rain”.

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雨后春笋 Pronunciation and Pinyin

雨后春笋 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
雨
yǔ8water falling from clouds
后
hòu6after, behind, empress
春
chūn9spring season
笋
sǔn10bamboo shoots

Example Sentence with 雨后春笋

随着新技术的普及,各种相关应用软件如雨后春笋般涌现出来
With the popularization of new technology, various related application applications have been springing up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

Idioms Related to 雨后春笋

Synonyms of 雨后春笋

  • xīng星luó罗qí棋bù布numerous and widely distributed
  • bǐ比bǐ比jiē皆shì是can be found everywhere
  • màn漫shān山biàn遍yě野all over the hills and plains

Antonyms of 雨后春笋

  • jiǔ九niú牛yī一máo毛a drop in the ocean
  • fèng凤máo毛lín麟jiǎo角something exceedingly rare and precious
  • shuò硕guǒ果jǐn仅cún存the last remaining one of its kind

More idioms starting with 雨

  • yǔ雨sī丝fēng风piàn片fine spring rain and gentle breeze
  • yǔ雨jǐng井yān烟yuán垣desolate and neglected scene
  • yǔ雨chán僝yún云zhòu僽tormenting weather
  • yǔ雨chán僝fēng风zhòu僽ravaged by wind and rain
  • yǔ雨zhòu僽fēng风chán僝battered and ravaged by wind and rain
  • yǔ雨còu凑yún云jí集flock together like clouds and rain
  • yǔ雨wò卧fēng风cān餐enduring the elements
  • yǔ雨hòu后sòng送sǎn伞offer help after it's too late
  • yǔ雨sù宿fēng风cān餐live a wandering and unsettled life
  • yǔ雨jīn巾fēng风mào帽traveler's protective headgear
  • yǔ雨lián帘yún云dòng栋magnificent and grand building
  • yǔ雨hèn恨yún云chóu愁sadness of separation

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Questions about 雨后春笋

What does 雨后春笋 mean?

雨后春笋 (yǔ hòu chūn sǔn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to spring up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain”.

How do you pronounce 雨后春笋?

雨后春笋 is pronounced yǔ hòu chūn sǔn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 雨后春笋 literally mean?

Literally, 雨后春笋 means “Bamboo shoots after a spring rain”. It is used to mean “to spring up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain”.

What is the Chinese definition of 雨后春笋?

指春天下雨后,竹笋一下子就长出来很多。比喻事物迅速大量地涌现出来。

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