兴师动众 in English xing1 shi1 dong4 zhong4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to muster large forces
  • to get a great number of people involved (in carrying out some task)

Simplified Characters

兴 师 动 众

Traditional Characters

興 師 動 眾

Pinyin

xing1 shi1 dong4 zhong4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

兴xing1surname Xing 师shi1surname Shi 动dong4(of sth) to move 众zhong4abbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhong4 yi4 yuan4], House of Representatives