rise and fall; ups and downs; undulate (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
起伏 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
欺负 qī fu - browbeat; take advantage of; pick on (v.) | HSK 6
Examples
这片土地起伏不平。 zhè piàn tǔdì qǐfú bùpíng. - The land here is uneven.
他们的生活经历了起起伏伏。 tāmen de shēnghuó jīnglìle qǐ qǐfú fú. - Their lives have had their ups and downs.
这个行业经历了经济起伏。 zhège hángyè jīnglìle jīngjì qǐfú. - The industry experienced economic fluctuations.
他的心情起伏不定。 tā de xīnqíng qǐfú bùdìng. - His mood fluctuates unpredictably.
这部小说情节起伏跌宕。 zhè bù xiǎoshuō qíngjié qǐfú diēdàng. - The novel has a plot full of twists and turns.
Characters
起 qǐ - (begin) from; rise, get up; occur, start; break out; build; draft, draw out; (used after a verb) move upwards |
伏 fú - hot season, dog days |