起伏 qǐ fú ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ hei2 fuk6 HSK 7-9 流利級 · Level 5
- to move up and down
- to undulate
- ups and downs
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起
- 一起 yī qǐ ㄧ ㄑㄧˇ jat1 hei2 (in) the same place
- 唤起 喚起 huàn qǐ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧˇ wun6 hei2 to waken (to action)
- 崛起 jué qǐ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄑㄧˇ gwat6 hei2 to rise abruptly (to a towering position)
- 引起 yǐn qǐ ㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄧˇ jan5 hei2 to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
- 想起 xiǎng qǐ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧˇ soeng2 hei2 to recall
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- 挑起 tiǎo qǐ ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧˇ tiu1 hei2 to provoke
- 掀起 xiān qǐ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˇ hin1 hei2 to lift; to raise (a lid etc)
- 提起 tí qǐ ㄊㄧˊ ㄑㄧˇ tai4 hei2 to mention; to bring up
- 比起 bǐ qǐ ㄅㄧˇ ㄑㄧˇ bei2 hei2 compared with
- 激起 jī qǐ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄧˇ gik1 hei2 to arouse
- 发起 發起 fā qǐ ㄈㄚ ㄑㄧˇ faat3 hei2 to originate
- 兴起 興起 xīng qǐ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˇ hing1 hei2 to rise
- 谈起 談起 tán qǐ ㄊㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ taam4 hei2 to mention
- 起来 起來 qǐ lai ㄑㄧˇ ˙ㄌㄞ hei2 loi4 to stand up; to get up
- 起初 qǐ chū ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨ hei2 co1 originally; at first; at the outset
- 起到 qǐ dào ㄑㄧˇ ㄉㄠˋ hei2 dou3 (in an expression of the form 起到 + … + 作用) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)
- 起劲 起勁 qǐ jìn ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ hei2 ging3 energetic; vigorous; enthusiastic
- 起床 qǐ chuáng ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨㄤˊ hei2 cong4 to get out of bed; to get up
- 起步 qǐ bù ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ hei2 bou6 to set out
- 起源 qǐ yuán ㄑㄧˇ ㄩㄢˊ hei2 jyun4 origin
伏
- 埋伏 mái fú ㄇㄞˊ ㄈㄨˊ maai4 fuk6 to ambush
- 此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ ci2 hei2 bei2 fuk6 up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
- 三伏 sān fú ㄙㄢ ㄈㄨˊ saam1 fuk6 the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏, 中伏 and 末伏, which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August
- 中伏 zhōng fú ㄓㄨㄥ ㄈㄨˊ zung1 fuk6 the second of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏), which begins in late July and lasts either 10 or 20 days, depending on the Chinese calendar in that year
- 中伏 zhòng fú ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄈㄨˊ zung1 fuk6 to be ambushed
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- 乞伏 Qǐ fú ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ hat1 fuk6 tribe of the Xianbei 鲜卑 nomadic people
- 二伏 èr fú ㄦˋ ㄈㄨˊ ji6 fuk6 中伏
- 伏侍 fú shi ㄈㄨˊ ˙ㄕ fuk6 si6 variant of 服侍
- 伏兵 fú bīng ㄈㄨˊ ㄅㄧㄥ fuk6 bing1 hidden troops
- 伏地 fú dì ㄈㄨˊ ㄉㄧˋ fuk6 dei6 to lie prostrate
- 伏天 fú tiān ㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ fuk6 tin1 see 三伏
- 伏安 fú ān ㄈㄨˊ ㄢ fuk6 on1 volt-ampere (measure of apparent power in alternating current circuits)
- 伏惟 fú wéi ㄈㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ fuk6 wai4 to lie prostrate; to prostrate oneself (in veneration)
- 伏击 伏擊 fú jī ㄈㄨˊ ㄐㄧ fuk6 gik1 ambush
- 伏案 fú àn ㄈㄨˊ ㄢˋ fuk6 on3 to bend over one's desk (writing, studying, taking a nap etc)
- 伏汛 fú xùn ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄩㄣˋ fuk6 seon3 summer flood
- 伏法 fú fǎ ㄈㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇ fuk6 faat3 to be executed
- 伏流 fú liú ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ fuk6 lau4 hidden stream
- 伏特 fú tè ㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄜˋ fuk6 dak6 (loanword) volt
- 伏牺 伏犧 Fú xī ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄧ fuk6 hei1 variant of 伏羲
Idioms with these characters
- 拔地而起 bá dì ér qǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˇ bat6 dei6 ji4 hei2 (idiom) (of a building etc) to rise out of the ground
- 白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ baak6 sau2 hei2 gaa1 (idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
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- 重起炉灶 重起爐竈 chóng qǐ lú zào ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄨˊ ㄗㄠˋ cung4 hei2 lou4 zou3 to start over from scratch (idiom)
- 此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ ci2 hei2 bei2 fuk6 up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
- 此起彼落 cǐ qǐ bǐ luò ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ci2 hei2 bei2 lok6 to rise and fall in succession (idiom)
- 大起大落 dà qǐ dà luò ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ daai6 hei2 daai6 lok6 (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)
- 东山再起 東山再起 dōng shān zài qǐ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕㄢ ㄗㄞˋ ㄑㄧˇ dung1 saan1 zoi3 hei2 lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback
- 烽火四起 fēng huǒ sì qǐ ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄙˋ ㄑㄧˇ fung1 fo2 sei3 hei2 the fire of war in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
- 风起潮涌 風起潮湧 fēng qǐ cháo yǒng ㄈㄥ ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄩㄥˇ fung1 hei2 ciu4 jung2 lit. wind rises, tide bubbles up
- 伏龙凤雏 伏龍鳳雛 fú lóng fèng chú ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄥˋ ㄔㄨˊ fuk6 lung4 fung6 co1 hidden genius (idiom)
- 老骥伏枥 老驥伏櫪 lǎo jì fú lì ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ lou5 kei3 fuk6 lik1 lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
- 思潮起伏 sī cháo qǐ fú ㄙ ㄔㄠˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ si1 ciu4 hei2 fuk6 thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom)
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- 危机四伏 危機四伏 wēi jī sì fú ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧ ㄙˋ ㄈㄨˊ ngai4 gei1 sei3 fuk6 danger lurks on every side (idiom)
- 降龙伏虎 降龍伏虎 xiáng lóng fú hǔ ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄏㄨˇ hong4 lung4 fuk6 fu2 to vanquish dragons and tigers (idiom)
- 夜行昼伏 夜行晝伏 yè xíng zhòu fú ㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄡˋ ㄈㄨˊ je6 hang4 zau3 fuk6 to travel at night and lie low by day (idiom)
Example sentences
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生活 中 有 高低 起伏 。
In life there are ups and downs.
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人生 充满 充滿 了 高低 起伏 。
Life is full of ups and downs.
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獾 行进 行進 时 時 步伐 稳定 穩定 ， 身体 身體 压 壓 得很 低 、 贴近 貼近 地面 ； 旱獭 旱獺 则 則 尤其 在 兴奋 興奮 时 時 会 會 疾 奔 ， 身体 身體 呈 波浪 状 狀 起伏 摆动 擺動 。
The badger travels steadily, with its body very low and close to the ground; the marmot, especially when excited, gallops along, with undulatory movements of the body.
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