- see 此起彼伏[ci3 qi3 bi3 fu2]
Generated definitions (experimental)
- One event or situation arises while another declines.
This phrase is often used to describe alternating situations or fluctuating occurrences, emphasizing the cyclical nature of some events.
zài在jīng jì zhōu qī经济周期Zhōng中,mǒu xiē某些háng yè行业cǐ fú bǐ qǐ此伏彼起,shí ér时而fán róng繁荣,shí ér时而xiāo tiáo萧条。
In the economic cycle, certain industries rise and fall alternately, sometimes thriving and sometimes declining.
Generated collocations (experimental)
cǐ fú bǐ qǐ此伏彼起to rise and fall in successioncǐ qǐ bǐ fú此起彼伏to rise and fall in succession (same meaning, commonly used)qǐ fú起伏bù dìng不定to be volatile or erraticcǐ qǐ bǐ fú此起彼伏de的shēng yīn声音the sounds that rise and fallcǐ fú bǐ qǐ此伏彼起de的cháo xī潮汐the tidal fluctuationscǐ fú bǐ qǐ此伏彼起de的jú miàn局面a situation where things rise and fall in variationzhè zhǒng这种jú shì局势cǐ fú bǐ qǐ此伏彼起this situation keeps changingqíng gǎn情感cǐ fú bǐ qǐ此伏彼起emotions in rise and fallcǐ fú bǐ qǐ此伏彼起de的shì chǎng市场a fluctuating marketcǐ fú bǐ qǐ此伏彼起de的tiān qì天气changing weather patterns