方兴未艾 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• flourishing and still in the ascendant ; rapidly expanding
• still growing strong
• on the up

Character by character

• 方fāngsquare, rectangle; side; region; flag
• 兴xīngto thrive, to prosper, to flourish
• 未wèinot yet; 8th terrestrial branch
• 艾àimugwort, Artemisia vulgaris; used in transliterati

Idioms sharing a character

• 一醉方休 yī zuì fāng xiū
• 来日方长 lái rì fāng cháng
• 千方百计 qiān fāng bǎi jì
• 四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng
• 外圆内方 wài yuán nèi fāng
• 富甲一方 fù jiǎ yī fāng
• 志在四方 zhì zài sì fāng
• 想方设法 xiǎng fāng shè fǎ
• 方寸大乱 fāng cùn dà luàn
• 方寸已乱 fāng cùn yǐ luàn

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