起伏 (qǐfú) means Fluctuate (undulate). Below are 6 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
远处的山峦连绵 起伏 。
Yuǎnchù de shānluán liánmián qǐfú.
The distant hills roll on in an unbroken chain.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 起伏
他的情绪最近 起伏 很大。
Tā de qíngxù zuìjìn qǐfú hěn dà.
His moods have swung a great deal lately.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 起伏
这一带都是 起伏 的丘陵。
Zhè yídài dōu shì qǐfú de qiūlíng.
This whole area is rolling hills.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 丘陵
风一吹，麦田像波浪一样 起伏 。
Fēng yì chuī, màitián xiàng bōlàng yíyàng qǐfú.
When the wind blew, the wheat field rose and fell like waves.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 波浪
他的心情像海上的波涛一样 起伏 不定。
Tā de xīnqíng xiàng hǎi shang de bōtāo yíyàng qǐfú bùdìng.
His mood rose and fell as unsteadily as waves at sea.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 波涛
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Questions about 起伏
How is 起伏 used in a sentence?
This page shows 6 sentences using 起伏 (qǐfú, "Fluctuate (undulate)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 起伏 an HSK word?
Yes — 起伏 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 起伏?
The dictionary page for 起伏 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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