In life there are ups and downs.
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起伏
qǐ fú
HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6
Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US
qǐ fú · hei2 fuk6 (Jyutping)
- to move up and down
- to undulate
- ups and downs
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Character breakdown
Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.
Example sentences
Life is full of ups and downs.
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