此起彼伏 — “Rising and falling in succession”
此起彼伏 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Rising and falling in succession”. Appearing and disappearing continuously; occurring one after another. Literally, “This rises, that falls”.
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此起彼伏 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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音乐节上，观众的欢呼声此起彼伏，气氛非常热烈。
At the music festival, the cheers from the audience rose and fell in succession, creating a very lively atmosphere.
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More idioms starting with 此
- cǐ此yī一shí时bǐ彼yī一shí时Times have changed
- cǐ此yī一shí时，，bǐ彼yī一shí时Times have changed
- cǐ此zhōng中sān三mèi昧the profound mystery within this
- cǐ此shì事tǐ体dà大This is a matter of great importance
- cǐ此dòng动bǐ彼yīng应this moves, that responds
- cǐ此fā发bǐ彼yīng应This starts, that responds
- cǐ此hū呼bǐ彼yīng应respond in unison
- cǐ此chàng唱bǐ彼hè和echo each other
- cǐ此dì地wú无yín银sān三shí十liǎng两clumsy attempt to conceal something
- cǐ此dì地wú无yín银sān三bǎi百liǎng两Protest too much, reveal guilt
- cǐ此chù处bù不liú留rén人，，huì会yǒu有liú留rén人chù处If one door closes, another opens
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What does 此起彼伏 mean?
此起彼伏 (cǐ qǐ bǐ fú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Rising and falling in succession”.
How do you pronounce 此起彼伏?
此起彼伏 is pronounced cǐ qǐ bǐ fú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 此起彼伏 literally mean?
Literally, 此起彼伏 means “this rises, that falls”. It is used to mean “Rising and falling in succession”.
What is the Chinese definition of 此起彼伏?
这里起来，那里下去。形容接连不断。
