Word Detail
此起彼伏
cǐ qǐ bǐ fú
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)
HSK 7-9 (v3.0)
Examples
掌声此起彼伏。
Zhǎngshēng cǐqǐbǐfú.
Applause rose and fell.
呼喊声此起彼伏。
Hūhǎnshēng cǐqǐbǐfú.
Shouts rose one after another.
麦浪此起彼伏。
Màilàng cǐqǐbǐfú.
Wheat waves rise and fall.