一波未平一波又起

yībōwèipíngyībōyòuqǐ

idiom

Meanings

1 one wave hasn't settled before another rises
2 one trouble follows another
3 no sooner is one crisis over than the next begins

Characters

Examples

公司最近一波未平一波又起，问题不断。

Gōngsī zuìjìn yī bō wèi píng yī bō yòu qǐ, wèntí bùduàn.

The company's been facing one crisis after another lately; problems just keep coming.

这部小说情节跌宕起伏，一波未平一波又起。

Zhè bù xiǎoshuō qíngjié diēdàng qǐfú, yī bō wèi píng yī bō yòu qǐ.

The novel's plot twists and turns — one wave hasn't settled before the next rises.

Tips

usage

Used for both real-life troubles (scandals, crises) and for praising narrative tension in fiction and drama. Positive for storytelling, negative for actual life.

Stroke Order

一 yī

波 bō

未 wèi

平 píng

又 yòu

起 qǐ