此
起
彼
伏

Up here, down there (idiom) in Chinese: 此起彼伏 (cǐ qǐ bǐ fú)

cǐ qǐ bǐ fú

up here, down there (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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此
起
彼
伏

Zhuyin

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ㄘˇ

cǐ

ㄘ/ cˇ/ third tone

ㄑㄧˇ

qǐ

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

ㄅㄧˇ

bǐ

ㄅ/ bㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

ㄈㄨˊ

fú

ㄈ/ fㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 会场上的掌声此起彼伏。

    huì chǎng shàng de zhǎng shēng cǐ qǐ bǐ fú。

    Applause rose and fell in waves throughout the venue.

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Related words

起

qǐ

to rise

此

cǐ

this

起床

qǐ chuáng

to get out of bed

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

起飞

qǐ fēi

(of an aircraft) to take off

起来

qǐ lai

to stand up

因此

yīn cǐ

thus

引起

yǐn qǐ

to give rise to

彼此

bǐ cǐ

each other

此外

cǐ wài

besides

从此

cóng cǐ

from now on

想起

xiǎng qǐ

to recall

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