高潮迭起 (gāo cháo dié qǐ) — one climax after another; successive high points (of a performance, event, or narrative)
Definition
Idiom for a performance or story whose climactic moments keep coming one after another. Used for events with rising tension — sports, films, speeches — not everyday situations.
verb
one climax after anothersuccessive high points (of a performance, event, or narrative)
Examples
- 高潮迭起，。Zhè chǎng lán qiú bǐ sài gāo cháo dié qǐ, guān zhòng kàn dé shí fēn guò yǐn.This basketball game had one climax after another — the audience thoroughly enjoyed it.
- ，高潮迭起，。Zhěng bù diàn yǐng qíng jié jǐn còu, gāo cháo dié qǐ, zhí dào zuì hòu yì fēn zhōng cái jiē xiǎo zhēn xiàng.The whole movie has a tight plot with constant climaxes, revealing the truth only in the last minute.
- ，，高潮迭起。Yǎn jiǎng guò chéng zhōng, tā yǐn yòng duō gè shēng dòng àn lì, shǐ de xiàn chǎng qì fen gāo cháo dié qǐ.During the speech, he cited several vivid cases, making the atmosphere at the venue full of highlights.
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