此起彼伏

cǐqǐ-bǐfú

up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession; no sooner one subsides, the next arises; repeating continuously

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掌声此起彼伏。

Applause rose one wave after another.

广场上的歌声此起彼伏吗?

Do songs rise and fall across the square?