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此起彼伏

cǐ qǐ bǐ fú
HSK 3.0 Level 7

Definitions

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

Child Words of 此起彼伏

此
cǐ
彼
bǐ
伏
fú