思 潮 起 伏

sī cháo qǐ fúdictionary entry

thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom) / different thoughts coming to mind

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

思潮起伏思潮起伏 [si1 chao2 qi3 fu2] /thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom)/different thoughts coming to mind/

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Reference information

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Character information

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思
sī
to think / to consider
潮
cháo
tide / damp / moist / humid / fashionable / trendy / (coll.) inferior / substandard
起
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 / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group
伏
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
Fú
surname Fu

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