Read Edit View history 此伏彼起 Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 此起彼伏 cǐqǐbǐfú recur idiom to occur repeatedly or break out one after another, especially regarding social phenomena, protests, or conflicts 那段时期，各地的罢工运动此起彼伏。 nà duàn shíqī, gèdì de bàgōng yùndòng cǐqǐbǐfú. During that period, strikes broke out one after another in various places. undulate idiom to rise and fall in succession, typically describing sounds, waves, or physical terrain 音乐厅里，热烈的掌声此起彼伏。 yīnyuètīng lǐ, rèliè de zhǎngshēng cǐqǐbǐfú. In the concert hall, rounds of warm applause rose and fell. Frequency Written text 0.089 per million Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
此起彼伏 cǐqǐbǐfú recur idiom to occur repeatedly or break out one after another, especially regarding social phenomena, protests, or conflicts 那段时期，各地的罢工运动此起彼伏。 nà duàn shíqī, gèdì de bàgōng yùndòng cǐqǐbǐfú. During that period, strikes broke out one after another in various places. undulate idiom to rise and fall in succession, typically describing sounds, waves, or physical terrain 音乐厅里，热烈的掌声此起彼伏。 yīnyuètīng lǐ, rèliè de zhǎngshēng cǐqǐbǐfú. In the concert hall, rounds of warm applause rose and fell. Frequency Written text 0.089 per million Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)