忽高忽低

hūgāo-hūdī

idiom

Meanings

1 fluctuating
2 rising and falling
3 up and down

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

最近气温忽高忽低。

Zuìjìn qìwēn hūgāo-hūdī.

The temperature has been fluctuating recently.

HSK 6

股票价格忽高忽低，很不稳定。

Gǔpiào jiàgé hūgāo-hūdī, hěn bù wěndìng.

Stock prices are going up and down, very unstable.

Tips

grammar

Follows the pattern 忽A忽B (now A, now B): 忽左忽右 (now left, now right), 忽冷忽热 (now hot, now cold). 忽 means "suddenly."

Stroke Order

忽 hū

高 gāo

低 dī