# 雨后春笋

yǔ hòu chūn sǔn

Many new things emerge rapidly

## Meaning & wording

**Literally:** Spring bamboo shoots after rain

**Traditional Chinese:** 雨後春筍

**Register:** General · spoken & written

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## When to use it

Describe a rapid increase or flourishing emergence.

It describes growth in number rather than guaranteeing quality.

## The image & its use

After a spring rain, many bamboo shoots can appear close together in a short time. This expression extends that lively growth to new activities, ideas, and places. A neighborhood may gain reading groups, or a classroom may produce many different projects. The image usually feels positive, but the phrase measures emergence rather than quality. Some of the new efforts may need time and care to develop. Describe both the increase and the conditions that help the growth continue usefully.

## Examples

社区读书会如雨后春笋般出现。

### Traditional Chinese

社區讀書會如雨後春筍般出現。

shè qū dú shū huì rú yǔ hòu chūn sǔn bān chū xiàn 。

Community reading groups are emerging rapidly in large numbers.

新的设计点子像雨后春笋一样不断涌现。

### Traditional Chinese

新的設計點子像雨後春筍一樣不斷湧現。

xīn de shè jì diǎn zi xiàng yǔ hòu chūn sǔn yí yàng bú duàn yǒng xiàn 。

New design ideas keep appearing in a rapid succession.

这些小书店雨后春笋般地开了起来。

### Traditional Chinese

這些小書店雨後春筍般地開了起來。

zhè xiē xiǎo shū diàn yǔ hòu chūn sǔn bān dì kāi le qǐ lái 。

These little bookstores have opened in a rapid wave.

学生的作品如雨后春笋般增多，也需要认真整理。

### Traditional Chinese

學生的作品如雨後春筍般增多，也需要認真整理。

xué shēng de zuò pǐn rú yǔ hòu chūn sǔn bān zēng duō ， yě xū yào rèn zhēn zhěng lǐ 。

Students' work is increasing rapidly and needs careful organization.

## Sources & reference checks

Original explanations and examples from Chinese Idioms Almanac. Source-checked October 7, 2026.

- [Ministry of Education · 成語典](https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/idiomView.jsp?ID=1410&webMd=1&la=0)

- [CC-CEDICT · forms & pronunciation](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdqb=%E9%9B%A8%E5%BE%8C%E6%98%A5%E7%AD%8D)

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