此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú

up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 46414th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
此 cǐ HSK 4
this; these
起 qǐ HSK 1
to get up; to rise; to start
彼 bǐ HSK 5
that; those; (one) another
伏 fú HSK 6
to conceal oneself; to lie low; to fall (go down)