此起彼伏

• ピンイン: cǐ qǐ bǐ fú
• 漢字の分解: 此 = this; 起 = rise; 彼 = that; 伏 = fall/lie down

意味

次々と起こる、波のように続く

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

例文

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。

使い方ガイド

場面: descriptive, events, sounds

トーン: vivid

正しい言い方

• 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.)

避ける言い方

• 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)

起源と歴史

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

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal