一哄而上
yī hōng ér shàng
to rush into something all at once, without thinking
Character by character
一yī
one
one
哄hōng
clamour
clamour
而ér
and
and
上shàng
rush up
rush up
Example
看到别人开奶茶店赚钱，大家就一哄而上，结果不到一年倒闭了一大半。
Seeing others make money from bubble-tea shops, everyone piled in at once, and within a year more than half had gone bust.
Tone: negative (criticism).
Usage and origin
Always critical: a crowd jumping on the same idea with no plan. A favourite in official warnings (不能一哄而上) about investment fads and copycat projects; the spoken equivalent is 一窝蜂 (lesson 1-16).
Learn this in Lesson 122 · HSK 7–9: 九二四行情 (Finance news: the September 2024 rally)
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