乌合之众 (wū hé zhī zhòng) — a disorderly crowd; a mob; rabble

Definition

Examples

• 这些暴徒不过是一群乌合之众，很快就被警察驱散了。
  Zhè xiē bào tú bú guò shì yì qún wū hé zhī zhòng, hěn kuài jiù bèi jǐng chá qū sàn le.
  These rioters are nothing but a mob and were quickly dispersed by the police.
• 没有统一指挥的军队就是一盘散沙，如同乌合之众。
  Méi yǒu tǒng yī zhǐ huī de jūn duì jiù shì yì pán sǎn shā, rú tóng wū hé zhī zhòng.
  An army without unified command is just a heap of loose sand, like a disorderly crowd.
• 别被他们的声势吓倒，那不过是乌合之众罢了。
  Bié bèi tā men de shēng shì xià dǎo, nà bú guò shì wū hé zhī zhòng bà liǎo.
  Don't be intimidated by their momentum; they're just a rabble.