Definition
一窝蜂 is a vivid Chinese idiom meaning 'like a swarm of bees' — it describes a crowd of people rushing or doing something all at once, often in a disorderly or impulsive way. It's used as an adverb in the pattern 一窝蜂地 + verb (e.g., 一窝蜂地冲上去 'rush in all at once'). The literal image is a beehive erupting, but the actual meaning is about chaotic group behavior, not actual bees.
idiom
like a swarm of beesall rushing at oncein a chaotic crowd
Examples
- 一窝蜂。Dàjiā yī wō fēng de chōng jìn chāoshì qiǎnggòu.Everyone rushed into the supermarket to panic-buy like a swarm of bees.
- ，一窝蜂。Kàndào dǎzhé, gùkè men yī wō fēng de wéi le guòqù.Seeing the discount, customers swarmed around all at once.
- 一窝蜂，。Bú yào yī wō fēng de zuò juédìng, yào lěngjìng sīkǎo.Don't make decisions impulsively like a swarm of bees; think calmly.
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