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to rise and fall

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

qi3fu2 • qǐfú

Meaning


Primary

to rise and fall

Alternatives

rise and fall, rising and falling, rises and falls, to undulate, undulate

Mnemonic


起伏 To rise and fall describes a line that 起 begins at a certain point and goes up before its direction 伏 bends over and heads back down before going back up once more and so on.

Usage


他 的 心情 隨 著 比賽 結果 起伏。

His mood rises and falls with the result of the game.

海面 隨 風 起伏。

The sea rises and falls with the wind.

他 的 情緒 起伏 不定。

His emotions rise and fall unpredictably.

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