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迭起 (dié qǐ) — to arise repeatedly; to occur in succession

Definition

迭起 describes things rising or erupting one after another in waves (conflicts, cheers, climaxes). Unlike 兴起, it focuses on repeated succession rather than a single emergence or growth in popularity.

verb
to arise repeatedlyto occur in succession

Examples

  • ，。
    Yǎn chū zhōng gāo cháo dié qǐ, guān zhòng fēi cháng jī dòng.
    During the performance, climaxes arose repeatedly, and the audience was very excited.
  • 迭起，。
    Zuì jìn gōng sī nèi bù máo dùn dié qǐ, xū yào jǐn kuài jiě jué.
    Recently, conflicts have been arising repeatedly within the company; they need to be resolved quickly.
  • 迭起，。
    Bǐ sài zhōng jīng cǎi chǎng miàn dié qǐ, guān zhòng zhǎng shēng bú duàn.
    During the game, wonderful scenes arose repeatedly, and the audience's applause was continuous.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

迭diérepeatedly
起qǐarise

“迭” gives the idea of repeated succession, while “起” means to arise; together they describe events arising one after another.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuò
Sound part声符shēngfú
失
失shī迭dié
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

迭 combines 辶, written in full as 辵, with 失 as its sound component.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
走走zǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
巳
巳sì起qǐ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

起 is made from 走 and 巳: 走 is the part connected with walking or running, and 巳 gives the sound.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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