此起彼伏 meaning in English
up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession; no sooner one subsides, the next arises
HSK 7-930 strokes
Meaning of 此起彼伏
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
cǐqǐbǐfú
- 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)
Stroke order for each character
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此 cǐ · this · 6 strokes
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起 qǐ · to rise · 10 strokes
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彼 bǐ · that · 8 strokes
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伏 fú · to crouch · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 此起彼伏.
| 一起 | yīqǐ | (in) the same place; together; in company (with) |
| 起来 | qǐlái | to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2] |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 起床 | qǐchuáng | to get out of bed; to get up |
| 想起 | xiǎngqǐ | to recall; to think of |
| 起飞 | qǐfēi | (of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off; (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to star |
| 看起来 | kàn qǐlái | seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the |
| 因此 | yīncǐ | thus; consequently; as a result |
| 了不起 | liǎobuqǐ | amazing; terrific |
| 引起 | yǐnqǐ | to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse |
| 从此 | cóngcǐ | from now on; since then |
| 此外 | cǐwài | besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore |
Questions about 此起彼伏
What does 此起彼伏 mean?
此起彼伏 (cǐqǐ-bǐfú) means "up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession; no sooner one subsides, the next arises".
How do you write 此起彼伏?
此起彼伏 is made of 4 characters: 此 (6 strokes), 起 (10 strokes), 彼 (8 strokes), 伏 (6 strokes). That is 30 strokes in total.
Is 此起彼伏 an HSK word?
Yes. 此起彼伏 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.