此起彼落 cǐ qǐ bǐ luò

to rise and fall in succession (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to rise and fall in succession (idiom)
  2. 2. repeating continuously

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
落 luò HSK 4
to fall or drop; to lower; to lag or fall behind