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此起彼伏

cǐqǐ-bǐfú

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

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Meaning of 此起彼伏 in English

cǐqǐ-bǐfúHSK 7–9Syllabus #6061
  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 on its own →
cǐ · this; these

HSK words with 此

此HSK 4此次HSK 4此外HSK 4从此HSK 4因此HSK 4彼此HSK 5此后HSK 5此前HSK 5此时HSK 5如此HSK 5
起 on its own →
qǐ · classifier for occurrences or unpredicta

HSK words with 起

起床HSK 1对不起HSK 1起来HSK 2一起HSK 2起HSK 3起飞HSK 3起到HSK 4引起HSK 4发起HSK 5提起HSK 5
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HSK words with 彼

彼此HSK 5
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HSK words with 伏

埋伏HSK 7–9起伏HSK 7–9潜伏HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences