欣欣向荣 Xīn xīn xiàng róng flourishing

Explanation

形容草木长得茂盛。比喻事业蓬勃发展，兴旺昌盛。

Describes the lush growth of plants. Used as a metaphor for the booming growth and prosperity of businesses.

Origin Story

东晋诗人陶渊明，厌倦了官场的黑暗，毅然辞官归隐田园。他回到家乡后，亲手耕种，过着自由自在的生活。春天到了，田野里一片生机勃勃的景象，桃红柳绿，鸟语花香。他看到田间地头，麦苗绿油油的，欣欣向荣，心里充满了喜悦。他写下了名篇《归去来辞》，其中就有“木欣欣以向荣，泉涓涓而始流”的诗句，来描绘这生机盎然的景象，表达了他对田园生活的热爱，也象征着一种自由和希望。他辞官归隐的故事，也成为了千古传诵的佳话，激励着后世无数的人追求自由和宁静的生活。后来，“欣欣向荣”这个成语也就流传开来，用来形容事物蓬勃发展，兴旺昌盛的景象。

dōng jìn shī rén táo yuánmíng, yàn juàn le guān chǎng de hēi'àn, yì rán cí guān guī yǐn tiányuán. tā huí dào jiā xiāng hòu, qīn shǒu gēng zhòng, guò zhe zìyóu zìzài de shēnghuó. chūntiān dàole, tiányě lǐ yī piàn shēngjī bó bó de jǐngxiàng, táo hóng liǔ lǜ, niǎo yǔ huā xiāng. tā kàn dào tián jiān dì tóu, màimiáo lǜ yóu yóu de, xīn xīn xiàng róng, xīn lǐ chōngmǎn le xǐyuè. tā xiě xiàle míng piān guī qù lái cí, qí zhōng jiù yǒu mù xīn xīn yǐ xiàng róng, quán juān juān ér shǐ liú de shī jù, lái miáo huì zhè shēngjī ànrán de jǐngxiàng, biǎo dá le tā duì tiányuán shēnghuó de rè'ài, yě xiàngzhèng zhe yī zhǒng zìyóu hé xīwàng. tā cí guān guī yǐn de gùshì, yě chéng le qiānguǐ chuánsòng de jiāhuà, jīgù zhe hòushì wúshù de rén zhuīqiú zìyóu hé níngjìng de shēnghuó. hòulái, xīn xīn xiàng róng zhège chéngyǔ yě jiù liúchuán kāilái, yòng lái xiānróng shìwù péngbó fāzhǎn, xīngwàng chāngshèng de jǐngxiàng.

Tao Yuanming, a poet of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was tired of the darkness of the officialdom and resolutely resigned from his post to return to the countryside. After returning to his hometown, he cultivated the land himself and lived a free and carefree life. When spring arrived, the countryside was full of life, with peach blossoms and willows, birds singing and flowers fragrant. He saw the wheat seedlings in the fields, green and flourishing, and his heart was filled with joy. He wrote the famous "Return to the Homeland", which includes the lines "The trees grow happily and luxuriantly, the springs gurgling and beginning to flow", to describe this vibrant scene and express his love for rural life, but also a symbol of freedom and hope. His story of resignation and return to the countryside has become a legendary story, inspiring countless people in later generations to pursue a free and peaceful life. Later, the idiom "欣欣向荣" spread and is used to describe the flourishing growth and prosperity of things.

Usage

用于形容事物蓬勃发展、兴旺昌盛的景象。

yòng yú xiānróng shìwù péngbó fāzhǎn, xīngwàng chāngshèng de jǐngxiàng

Used to describe the flourishing growth and prosperity of things.

Examples

• 改革开放以来，我国经济欣欣向荣。

  gǎigé kāifàng yǐlái, wǒ guó jīngjì xīn xīn xiàng róng.

  Since the reform and opening up, China's economy has been booming.

• 这支队伍欣欣向荣，充满了朝气。

  zhè zhī duìwù xīn xīn xiàng róng, chōngmǎn le zhāoqì

  This team is thriving and full of vitality.

Related Idioms

• 蓬勃发展

• 蒸蒸日上

• 欣欣向荣

Opposite Idioms

• 日暮途穷

• 江河日下

• 衰败