Usage note
纷纷表示很多人或事物接连发生。
fēn fēn biǎo shì hěn duō rén huò shì wù jiē lián fā shēng。
纷纷 means many people or things happen one after another.
Context note
纷纷常用于新闻、动作和反应。
fēn fēn cháng yòng yú xīn wén 、 dòng zuò hé fǎn yìng。
It is often used in news, actions, and reactions.
5 examples
大家纷纷表示同意。
dà jiā fēn fēn biǎo shì tóng yì。
Everyone expressed agreement one after another.
学生们纷纷走进教室。
xué shēng men fēn fēn zǒu jìn jiào shì。
The students walked into the classroom one after another.
树叶纷纷落下。
shù yè fēn fēn luò xià。
The leaves fell one after another.
人们纷纷拿出手机拍照。
rén men fēn fēn ná chū shǒu jī pāi zhào。
People took out their phones one after another to take photos.
收到消息后，大家纷纷留言。
shōu dào xiāo xī hòu， dà jiā fēn fēn liú yán。
After receiving the news, everyone left comments one after another.
5 mini stories
下课后，学生们纷纷回家。
xià kè hòu， xué shēng men fēn fēn huí jiā。
After class, the students went home one after another.
看到雪花，孩子们纷纷跑到窗边。
kàn dào xuě huā， hái zi men fēn fēn pǎo dào chuāng biān。
Seeing the snowflakes, the children ran to the window one after another.
活动开始后，大家纷纷报名。
huó dòng kāi shǐ hòu， dà jiā fēn fēn bào míng。
After the event started, everyone signed up one after another.
消息传开后，朋友们纷纷来问情况。
xiāo xī chuán kāi hòu， péng yǒu men fēn fēn lái wèn qíng kuàng。
After the news spread, friends came one after another to ask about it.
秋天到了，树叶纷纷变黄。
qiū tiān dào le， shù yè fēn fēn biàn huáng。
Autumn arrived, and the leaves turned yellow one after another.
Mini dialogue
秋天的落叶
A
你看，树叶纷纷落下来了。
Nǐ kàn, shùyè fēnfēn luò xiàlái le.
Look, the leaves are falling one after another.
B
是啊，秋天真的来了。
Shì a, qiūtiān zhēn de lái le.
Yes, autumn has really arrived.
大家纷纷举手
A
老师问问题时，同学们纷纷举手。
Lǎoshī wèn wèntí shí, tóngxuémen fēnfēn jǔ shǒu.
When the teacher asked a question, the students raised their hands one after another.
B
大家都想回答问题。
Dàjiā dōu xiǎng huídá wèntí.
Everyone wanted to answer the question.
Related words and contrasts
similar
陆续
lù xù
one after another; in succession
Happening one after another
similar
接连
jiē lián
in a row; successively
Continuously one after another
contrast
一起
yì qǐ
all at once; together
All happening at the same time