此起彼伏
cǐ qǐ bǐ fú
Pinyin

Definition

此起彼伏
 - 
cǐ qǐ bǐ fú
  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)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
在一起
zài yī qǐ
  1. 1 together
如此
rú cǐ
  1. 1 in this way
  2. 2 so
此
cǐ
  1. 1 this
  2. 2 these
发起
fā qǐ
  1. 1 to originate
  2. 2 to initiate
  3. 3 to launch (an attack, an initiative etc)
  4. 4 to start
  5. 5 to propose sth (for the first time)
起
qǐ
  1. 1 to rise
  2. 2 to raise
  3. 3 to get up
  4. 4 to set out
  5. 5 to start
  6. 6 to appear
  7. 7 to launch
  8. 8 to initiate (action)
  9. 9 to draft
  10. 10 to establish
  11. 11 to get (from a depot or counter)
  12. 12 verb suffix, to start
  13. 13 starting from (a time, place, price etc)
  14. 14 classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
  15. 15 classifier for groups: batch, group
起来
qǐ lai
  1. 1 to stand up
  2. 2 to get up
  3. 3 also pr. [qǐ lái]
起床
qǐ chuáng
  1. 1 to get out of bed
  2. 2 to get up
了不起
liǎo bu qǐ
  1. 1 amazing
  2. 2 terrific
  3. 3 extraordinary
升起
shēng qǐ
  1. 1 to raise
  2. 2 to hoist
  3. 3 to rise
因此
yīn cǐ
  1. 1 thus
  2. 2 consequently
  3. 3 as a result
埋伏
mái fú
  1. 1 to ambush
  2. 2 to lie in wait for
  3. 3 to lie low
  4. 4 ambush
对不起
duì bu qǐ
  1. 1 unworthy
  2. 2 to let down
  3. 3 I'm sorry
  4. 4 excuse me
  5. 5 pardon me
  6. 6 if you please
  7. 7 sorry? (please repeat)
引起
yǐn qǐ
  1. 1 to give rise to
  2. 2 to lead to
  3. 3 to cause
  4. 4 to arouse
彼岸
bǐ àn
  1. 1 the other shore
  2. 2 (Buddhism) paramita
彼此
bǐ cǐ
  1. 1 each other
  2. 2 one another
从此
cóng cǐ
  1. 1 from now on
  2. 2 since then
  3. 3 henceforth
想起
xiǎng qǐ
  1. 1 to recall
  2. 2 to think of
  3. 3 to call to mind
拿起
ná qǐ
  1. 1 to pick up
提起
tí qǐ
  1. 1 to mention
  2. 2 to speak of
  3. 3 to lift
  4. 4 to pick up
  5. 5 to arouse
  6. 6 to raise (a topic, a heavy weight, one's fist, one's spirits etc)

Idioms (20)

一波未平，一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
  1. 1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
  2. 2 many twists and turns to a story
  3. 3 one thing after another
一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
  1. 1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
不分彼此
bù fēn bǐ cǐ
  1. 1 to make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom)
  2. 2 to share everything
  3. 3 to be on very intimate terms
事不关己，高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
  1. 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
  1. 1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
  2. 2 a cool head in a crisis
伏龙凤雏
fú lóng fèng chú
  1. 1 hidden genius (idiom)
但愿如此
dàn yuàn rú cǐ
  1. 1 if only it were so
  2. 2 I hope so (idiom)
倘能如此
tǎng néng rú cǐ
  1. 1 if it is possible (idiom)
勤俭起家
qín jiǎn qǐ jiā
  1. 1 to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)
危机四伏
wēi jī sì fú
  1. 1 danger lurks on every side (idiom)
另起炉灶
lìng qǐ lú zào
  1. 1 lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch
  2. 2 back to square one
  3. 3 to start of on a new path
商飙徐起
shāng biāo xú qǐ
  1. 1 the autumn breeze comes gently (idiom)
多此一举
duō cǐ yī jǔ
  1. 1 to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous
  2. 2 gilding the lily
夜行昼伏
yè xíng zhòu fú
  1. 1 to travel at night and lie low by day (idiom)
大起大落
dà qǐ dà luò
  1. 1 (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)
  2. 2 volatile
  3. 3 significant ups and downs
  4. 4 roller coaster
崛地而起
jué dì ér qǐ
  1. 1 lit. arising suddenly above the level ground (idiom); sudden emergence of prominent new feature
平地起家
píng dì qǐ jiā
  1. 1 to start from scratch (idiom)
彼倡此和
bǐ chàng cǐ hé
  1. 1 to chorus sb else's lead (idiom); to chime in in agreement
彼唱此和
bǐ chàng cǐ hé
  1. 1 to chorus sb else's lead (idiom); to chime in in agreement
志不在此
zhì bù zài cǐ
  1. 1 to have one's ambitions elsewhere (idiom)

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