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起伏 (qǐ fú): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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起伏 (qǐ fú): Rise and fall (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

起伏 consists of 2 characters.

to rise, to get up, to start

to lie prostrate, to bend over, to hide

How to Use 起伏 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 起伏 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith不定

qǐ起

fú伏

bù不

dìng定

neutral

unstable fluctuations

Subject + Verbwith心情

xīn心

qíng情

qǐ起

fú伏

Idiomwith跌宕

diē跌

dàng宕

qǐ起

fú伏

Adverb + Verbwith连绵

lián连

mián绵

qǐ起

fú伏

Example Sentences with 起伏

shān山

yǒu有

qǐ起

fú伏

。

The mountains have ups and downs.

neutral

mood swings

formal

Written

full of ups and downs

formal

rolling continuously

tā他

de的

rén人

shēng生

jīng经

lì历

chōng充

mǎn满

le了

xì戏

jù剧

xìng性

de的

qǐ起

fú伏

。

His life experiences are full of dramatic ups and downs.

zhè这

piàn片

mài麦

tián田

suí随

zhe着

wēi微

fēng风

qīng轻

qīng轻

qǐ起

fú伏

，

měi美

jí极

le了

。

This wheat field undulates gently with the breeze, it's beautiful.

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tā他

de的

qíng情

xù绪

qǐ起

fú伏

hěn很

dà大

。

His emotions fluctuate greatly.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

méi没

zhù注

yì意

dào到

tā他

shēng声

yīn

tā他

de的

zhí职

yè业

shēng生

yá涯

bìng并

fēi非

yì一

fān

jīng经

jì济

xíng形

shì势

de的

qǐ起

fú伏

yǐng影

xiǎng响

tā他

de的

hū呼

xī吸

píng平

wěn稳

，

méi没

yǒu有

sī

音

zhōng中

de的

qíng情

xù绪

qǐ起

fú伏

ma吗

？

Didn't you notice the emotional fluctuations in his voice?

帆

fēng风

shùn顺

，

ér而

shì是

chōng充

mǎn满

qǐ起

fú伏

。

His career has not been smooth sailing, but full of ups and downs.

le了

shì市

chǎng场

xìn信

xīn心

。

The fluctuations in the economic situation have affected market confidence.

丝

háo毫

qǐ起

fú伏

。

His breathing was steady, without the slightest fluctuation.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 起伏.

Words with 起

对不起duì bu qǐHSK 1
一起yì qǐHSK 2
起床qǐ chuángHSK 2
起来qǐ laiHSK 3
起飞qǐ fēiHSK 3
引起yǐn qǐHSK 4
兴起xīng qǐ
发起fā qǐ

Words with 伏

埋伏mái fú
潜伏qián fú
碘伏diǎn fú
此起彼伏cǐ qǐ bǐ fú