百废待兴 bǎi fèi dài xīng Everything is in ruins and needs to be revived

Explanation

形容很多事情因为战乱、灾害等原因被耽搁，需要重新开始、进行建设。

Describes a situation in which many things have been delayed due to war, disaster, or other reasons and need to be restarted or developed again.

Origin Story

战国时期，秦国经过商鞅变法后，国力强盛，最终灭掉了六国，建立了秦朝。然而，秦朝统治者暴政无道，最终被推翻，天下再次陷入战乱。经过几年的混战，汉高祖刘邦建立了汉朝，结束了战乱。汉朝建立之初，百废待兴，刘邦励精图治，广开言路，任用贤才，恢复生产，发展经济，使汉朝很快恢复了元气，并成为一个强大的帝国。

zhàn guó shí qī, qín guó jīng guò shāng yāng biàn fǎ hòu, guó lì qiáng shèng, zuì zhōng miè diào le liù guó, jiàn lì le qín cháo. rán ér, qín cháo tǒng zhì zhě bào zhèng wú dào, zuì zhōng bèi tuī fān, tiān xià zài cì xiàn rù zhàn luàn. jīng guò jǐ nián de hùn zhàn, hàn gāo zǔ liú bāng jiàn lì le hàn cháo, jié shù le zhàn luàn. hàn cháo jiàn lì zhī chū, bǎi fèi dài xīng, liú bāng lì jīng tú zhì, guǎng kāi yán lù, rèn yòng xián cái, huī fù shēng chǎn, fā zhǎn jīng jì, shǐ hàn cháo hěn kuài huī fù le yuán qì, bìng chéng wéi yī gè qiáng dà de dì guó.

During the Warring States period, the Qin state became powerful after Shang Yang's reforms and finally destroyed the six other states, establishing the Qin dynasty. However, the rulers of the Qin dynasty were tyrannical and ruthless, which led to the overthrow of the empire and renewed wars. After several years of fighting, Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of the Han dynasty, established the Han dynasty and ended the wars. At the beginning of the Han dynasty, the country was in ruins and there was much to be done. Liu Bang strived to practice good governance, opened the way for dissent, appointed capable officials, restored production and developed the economy, so that the Han dynasty quickly recovered its strength and became a powerful empire.

Usage

形容很多事情因为战乱、灾害等原因被耽搁，需要重新开始、进行建设。

形容很多事情因为战乱、灾害等原因被耽搁，需要重新开始、进行建设。

Describes a situation in which many things have been delayed due to war, disaster, or other reasons and need to be restarted or developed again.

Examples

• 改革开放后，百废待兴，中国迎来了快速发展的时期。

  gǎi gé kāi fàng hòu, bǎi fèi dài xīng, zhōng guó yíng lái le kuài sù fā zhǎn de shí qī.

  After the reform and opening up, China ushered in a period of rapid development with everything waiting to be revived.

• 经过多年的战乱，国家百废待兴，需要重建家园。

  jīng guò le duō nián de zhàn luàn, guó jiā bǎi fèi dài xīng, xū yào chóng jiàn jiā yuán

  After years of war, the country was in ruins and needed to rebuild its homeland.

Related Idioms

• 百废待举

• 任重道远

• 重建家园

Opposite Idioms

• 百废俱兴