此起彼伏

cǐ qǐ bǐ fú

HSK 7

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Meaning 释义

  1. up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
  2. no sooner one subsides, the next arises
  3. repeating continuously
  4. occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)

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两 liǎng HSK 1 认为 rèn wéi HSK 3 认识 rèn shi HSK 1 此 cǐ HSK 4 令 lìng HSK 5 伤害 shāng hài HSK 5 除了 chú le HSK 3 伤 shāng HSK 5

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