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波澜起伏

bō lán qǐ fúdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
one climax follows another (of thrilling story)
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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:

波瀾起伏 波澜起伏 [bo1 lan2 qi3 fu2] /one climax follows another (of thrilling story)/

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Other forms in these source records: 波瀾起伏

  • 波
    bō

    wave / ripple / storm / surge

    Bō

    (bound form) Poland (abbr. for 波蘭|波兰[Bō lán]) / surname Bo

  • 澜
    lán

    swelling water

  • 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

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.