Word: 此起彼伏 (cǐqǐbǐfú)

此起彼伏 dictionary entry

cǐqǐbǐfú: up here, down there (idiom); no sooner one subsides, the next arises; repeating continuously; occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)

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Example sentences using 此起彼伏

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海面上，波浪此起彼伏。

Hǎimiàn shàng, bōlàng cǐqǐbǐfú.

On the sea, the waves rise and fall one after another.
窗外的狗叫声此起彼伏。

Chuāng wài de gǒu jiàoshēng cǐqǐbǐfú.

Dogs kept barking outside the window, one after another.