此起彼伏

• Pinyin: cǐ qǐ bǐ fú
• Desglose de hanzi: 此 = this; 起 = rise; 彼 = that; 伏 = fall/lie down

Significado

En oleadas; uno tras otro; sucederse sin parar.

A vivid idiom depicting continuous, overlapping occurrences. Used for sounds (applause, cries), events (incidents, waves of activity), or phenomena happening in succession without pause.

Ejemplos

1. 观众的掌声此起彼伏，演员们谢幕了三次才退场。
2. 工地上机器的轰鸣声此起彼伏，从早到晚没停过。
3. 这几年创业浪潮此起彼伏，新公司如雨后春笋般涌现。

Guía de uso

Contexto: descriptive, events, sounds

Tono: vivid

Correcto

• 喝彩声此起彼伏。(Cheers rose one after another.)
• 各种丑闻此起彼伏地被曝光。(Various scandals were exposed one after another.)

Incorrecto

• 我的心情此起彼伏地好 (The idiom describes alternating phenomena, not sustained states — don't use it for constant moods)

Origen e historia

Classical idiom formed from 此起 (this rises) + 彼伏 (that falls). Depicts an alternating pattern like ocean waves, one cresting as another recedes.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal