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Meaning of 此起彼伏

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
此 cǐ 起 qǐ 彼 bǐ 伏 fú
up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession; no sooner one subsides, the next arises; repeating continuously; occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)
Example Sentences
1
欢呼声此起彼伏
。
Loud cheers rang out continuously.
2
将近一小时内
,
口头攻击此起彼伏
。
There was one verbal attack right after the other, for roughly an hour.
3
反中国的言论在华盛顿各级官员中间此起彼伏
。
But anti-China rhetoric is hot in Washington and among many state and local officials.
4
等更多制造业就业岗位流向中国
,
痛苦的哀号就会此起彼伏
。
Wait for the howls of anguish when more manufacturing jobs are lost to China.
5
但旧的冲突根源远未根除
,
局部动荡时有发生
,
热点问题此起彼伏
。
However, old disputes are far from eradication, regional turbulences happen occasionally and hotspot issues fall and rise.