此起彼伏

cǐ qǐ bǐ fú

Dictionary entry

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

What does 此起彼伏 mean?

此起彼伏 (cǐ qǐ bǐ fú) has the following dictionary meaning.

1up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession

2no sooner one subsides, the next arises

3repeating continuously

4occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)

Character breakdown

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此cǐthis; these 起qǐto rise · to raise 彼bǐthat · those 伏Fúsurname Fu

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此起彼伏

cǐ qǐ bǐ fú

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