cǐ​qǐ​bǐ​fú HSK7

to rise and fall in succession

  1. 此 cǐ determiner
    this
    this; these; (literary) the thing or person nearby, similar to 这 zhè
  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. 彼 bǐ verb
    that
    that; those; the other; often used in contrast with 此 cǐ meaning "this"
  4. to subside
    to go down; to drop; to fall lower (often used in contrast with rising)