# 方兴未艾

fāng xīng wèi ài

Be flourishing and still growing

## Meaning & wording

**Literally:** Just rising and not yet declining

**Traditional Chinese:** 方興未艾

**Register:** Formal · literary

[Change & possibility](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/topics/change)

## When to use it

Describe a movement or field with ongoing momentum.

Not simply something new or popular once.

## Understanding the expression

The development is underway and its energy has not begun to fade. The expression suits an expanding field, practice, or movement whose growth remains active. It emphasizes continuing momentum rather than a completed achievement. Evidence of participation, adoption, or further development makes the description convincing. A short burst of publicity alone may not justify it. The phrase often looks forward, suggesting that more change or growth is still ahead.

## Examples

社区阅读活动方兴未艾。

### Traditional Chinese

社區閱讀活動方興未艾。

shè qū yuè dú huó dòng fāng xīng wèi ài 。

Community reading activities are flourishing and still growing.

新能源研究方兴未艾。

### Traditional Chinese

新能源研究方興未艾。

xīn néng yuán yán jiū fāng xīng wèi ài 。

Research into new energy is continuing to expand.

线上教育方兴未艾，模式不断变化。

### Traditional Chinese

線上教育方興未艾，模式不斷變化。

xiàn shàng jiào yù fāng xīng wèi ài ， mó shì bú duàn biàn huà 。

Online education is still developing vigorously, with changing models.

这股收藏热方兴未艾。

### Traditional Chinese

這股收藏熱方興未艾。

zhè gǔ shōu cáng rè fāng xīng wèi ài 。

This collecting craze is still going strong.

## Sources & reference checks

Original explanations and examples from Chinese Idioms Almanac. Source-checked October 6, 2026.

- [CC-CEDICT · forms & pronunciation](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdqb=%E6%96%B9%E8%88%88%E6%9C%AA%E8%89%BE)

- [Ministry of Education · 成語典](https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/idiomView.jsp?ID=866&webMd=1&la=0)

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