- to muster large forces
- to get a great number of people involved (in carrying out some task)
Characters
- 兴 (興): surname Xing
- 师 (師): surname Shi
- 动 (動): (of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch; to make use of; to stir (emotions); to alter; abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb
- 众 (眾): abbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhong4 yi4 yuan4], House of Representatives
Resources
- Wiktionary: 兴师动众
- MDBG: 兴师动众
- Examples with 兴师动众 on Tatoeba
Examples
接连不断地买参考书，兴师动众地请家教，搞得孩子一点空余的个时间也没有。