Definition
This is a four-character idiom (chengyu) that literally means 'like bees swarming, they arrive'. It is used to describe a large number of people or things coming rapidly and crowding into a place. The pattern is fixed: 蜂拥而 + verb; here 至 means 'arrive'. You can use it in formal or descriptive contexts, often with groups like 游客 (tourists), 记者 (journalists), or 顾客 (customers).
f.e.
to swarm into come in huge numbers
Examples
- ，蜂拥而至。Yì tīng dào zhège xiāoxi, rénmen fēng yōng ér zhì.As soon as they heard the news, people swarmed in.
- ，蜂拥而至。Zhǎnlǎn huì kāimù nà tiān, cānguān zhě fēng yōng ér zhì.On the opening day of the exhibition, visitors swarmed in.
- ，蜂拥而至。Xīn chǎnpǐn yí shàngshì, gùkè men fēng yōng ér zhì.As soon as the new product was launched, customers swarmed in.
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