此起彼伏
cíqí-bǐfú
to rise one after another; unceasing
Every meaning
cǐqǐ-bǐfú
- to rise one after another; unceasing
Its characters
- 此cǐthis
- 起qǐto rise; to get up
- 彼bǐthat; those; the other
- 伏fúto lie face down; to bend over
Words with 此
Words with 起
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).