cǐ qǐ bǐ fú

HSK 7–9

此起彼伏 (cǐ qǐ bǐ fú) is a Chinese word meaning “up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession; no sooner one subsides, the next arises; repeating continuously”.

Meanings

  1. 1up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
  2. 2no sooner one subsides, the next arises
  3. 3repeating continuously
  4. 4occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)

Characters in 此起彼伏

此cǐ · this; these起qǐ · to rise彼bǐ · that伏fú · to lean over

Related words

起来to stand up; to get up起来(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state一起(in) the same place对不起I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon起to rise如此like this; so; such此this; these因此thus; consequently; as a result彼此each other; one another想起to recall起诉to sue引起to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse

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