起伏 meaning and pronunciation

起伏
Simplified/traditional word

起伏 English definition

qǐ fú

  • to move up and down
  • to undulate
  • ups and downs

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  • (qǐ): to rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear; to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; to get (from a depot or counter); verb suffix, to start; (before place or time) starting from; classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance; classifier for groups: batch, group;
  • (fú): to lean over; to fall (go down); to hide (in ambush); to conceal oneself; to lie low; hottest days of summer; to submit; to concede defeat; to overcome; to subdue; volt;