此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

此 cǐ
HSK 4
this, these; in this case, then
起 qǐ
HSK 1
rise, stand up; go up; begin
彼 bǐ
HSK 5
that, there, those
伏 fú
HSK 6
crouch, crawl, lie hidden, conceal