纷至沓来
fēn zhì tà lái
to come thick and fast; to pour in
Character by character
纷fēn
many
many
至zhì
arrive
arrive
沓tà
repeated
repeated
来lái
come
come
Example
小镇在网上走红以后，游客纷至沓来。
Once the little town went viral online, visitors poured in.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
Written. Of visitors, orders, letters, news or troubles arriving one after another. 沓 is read tà here, not dá as in 一沓纸 (a sheaf of paper).
Learn this in Lesson 143 · HSK 7–9: 去哪儿避暑 (Escaping the summer heat)
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