风靡一时 (fēng mǐ yī shí) — to be all the rage for a while; to be wildly popular for a period

Definition

Examples

• 这种发型曾经风靡一时。
  Zhè zhǒng fà xíng céng jīng fēng mǐ yī shí.
  This hairstyle was once all the rage.
• 风靡一时的歌曲很快就被忘记了。
  fēng mǐ yī shí De gē qǔ hěn kuài jiù bèi wàng jì le.
  Songs that were wildly popular for a while are soon forgotten.
• 那个游戏风靡一时，但现在没什么人玩了。
  Nà ge yóu xì fēng mǐ yī shí, dàn xiàn zài méi shén me rén wán le.
  That game was a craze for a while, but now hardly anyone plays it.