时起时伏
shí​qǐ​shí​fú

to rise and fall

  1. 时 時 shí adverbverb
    sometimes
    used in the pattern "shí... shí..." to mean "sometimes... sometimes..." or "now..., now..."
  2. 起 qǐ particleverb
    to rise
    to get up; to stand up; to rise (as in the sun, wind, or waves); to get out of bed
  3. 时 時 shí adverbverb
    sometimes
    used in the pattern "shí... shí..." to mean "sometimes... sometimes..." or "now..., now..."
  4. 伏 fú
    to subside
    to go down; to drop; to fall lower (often used in contrast with rising)