Question 1

How do you pronounce 此起彼伏?

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此起彼伏 is pronounced "cǐqǐ-bǐfú" in Mandarin Chinese. Click the audio icon to hear the native pronunciation. The word is classified as HSK 7-9 level vocabulary.

Question 2

What does 此起彼伏 mean?

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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, repeating continuously, occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc).

Question 3

How do you write 此起彼伏 in Chinese?

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此起彼伏 is written with 4 characters. View the stroke order animation above to learn the correct way to write each character. The traditional form is 此起彼伏.

Question 4

What are example sentences using 此起彼伏?

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See the examples section above for multiple sentences using 此起彼伏 in context, with pinyin pronunciation and translations in your selected language. Each example includes audio pronunciation to help you learn proper usage.

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