# 此起彼伏 (cǐqǐbǐfú)

In Mandarin Chinese, 此起彼伏 (cǐqǐbǐfú) means “rising and falling in succession”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: rising and falling in succession
- Pinyin: cǐqǐbǐfú (ci3 qi3 bi3 fu2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 礼堂里热烈的掌声此起彼伏。
  Lǐtáng lǐ rèliè de zhǎngshēng cǐqǐ-bǐfú.
  Warm applause rose and fell in the hall.

## Characters

- [此](https://hanziro.com/word/ci-this/) (cǐ): this; these
- [起](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-get-up/) (qǐ): to get up; to rise
- 彼 (bǐ): that; those
- 伏 (fú): to lean over; to fall (go down)

https://hanziro.com/word/ci-qi-bi-fu-rising-and-falling/

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