Correct
丛生
/ cóngshēng /
Strokes
Definition
growing as a thicket/overgrown/breaking out everywhere (of disease, social disorder etc)
Example
As a Verb
(of plants) grow rankly/thickly/in clumps; cluster together (round sth/sb); clump together; overgrow
1
Héàn
河岸
shàng
上
lúwěi
芦苇
cóngshēng
丛生
。
The riverbanks were overgrown with reeds.
2
Cóngshēng
丛生
de
的
yěcǎo
野草
tufted/rank/rampant weeds
3
Zácǎocóngshēng
杂草丛生
be overgrown with weeds; be choked/rank with weeds; weeds spring up
4
Jīngjí
荆棘
cóngshēng
丛生
thorns grow in clumps; be overgrown with brambles; thorns spring up
As a Verb
(of diseases, evils, etc) break out in profusion
5
Shuǐzāi
水灾
guòhòu
过后
jíbìng
疾病
cóngshēng
丛生
。
Outbreaks of disease occurred in the wake of the floods.
6
Bǎibìngcóngshēng
百病丛生
all kinds of diseases and ailments breaking out