Meaning of 起伏
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
qǐfú
- to move up and down
- to undulate
- ups and downs
起伏 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
人生充满了高低起伏。
Life is full of ups and downs.
生活中有高低起伏。
In life there are ups and downs.
Stroke order for each character
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起 qǐ · to rise · 10 strokes
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伏 fú · to crouch · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 起伏.
| 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 |
| 了不起 | liǎobuqǐ | amazing; terrific |
| 引起 | yǐnqǐ | to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse |
| 看不起 | kànbuqǐ | to look down upon; to despise |
| 提起 | tíqǐ | to mention; to bring up; (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise |
| 起码 | qǐmǎ | at the minimum; at the very least |
Questions about 起伏
What does 起伏 mean?
起伏 (qǐfú) means "to move up and down; to undulate" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 起伏?
起伏 is made of 2 characters: 起 (10 strokes), 伏 (6 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 起伏 an HSK word?
Yes. 起伏 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.