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After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「一哄而上」. Meaning and usage are below.

Here, we present the idiom 「一哄而上」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.

Without careful preparation and strict organization, they took action all of a sudden. Same as “to rise up in a rush”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yī hǒng ér shàng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yat1 hung3 yi4 seung6

The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.