大起大落 (dà qǐ dà luò) — dramatic ups and downs, roller-coaster changes

Definition

Examples

• 他的人生经历了很多大起大落。
  Tā de rén shēng jīng lì le hěn duō dà qǐ dà luò.
  His life has experienced many dramatic ups and downs.
• 今年股市大起大落，投资者很难预测。
  Jīn nián gǔ shì dà qǐ dà luò, tóu zī zhě hěn nán yù cè.
  This year the stock market has seen big ups and downs, making it hard for investors to predict.
• 这部小说的情节大起大落，非常吸引人。
  Zhè bù xiǎo shuō de qíng jié dà qǐ dà luò, fēi cháng xī yǐn rén.
  The plot of this novel has dramatic rises and falls and is very engaging.