Definition
This is a four-character idiom (成语) that means something is spreading or developing with great intensity and momentum, like a wildfire. It is often used to describe a movement, activity, or phenomenon that is in full swing and gaining unstoppable force.
f.e.
like wildfirein full swingwith great momentum
Examples
- 如火如荼。Zhè xiàng gǎigé zhèngzài rú huǒ rú tú de zhǎnkāi.This reform is unfolding like wildfire.
- 如火如荼。Quánguó gèdì de zhíshù huódòng kāizhǎn de rú huǒ rú tú.Tree-planting activities across the country are in full swing.
- 如火如荼。Gōngyì shìyè zài shìjiè fànwéi rú huǒ rú tú.Public welfare initiatives are spreading like wildfire around the world.
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