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

HSK 3

公司最近一波未平一波又起，问题不断。

Gōngsī zuìjìn yībōwèipíngyībōyòuqǐ, wèntí bùduàn.

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

HSK 7-9

这部小说情节跌宕起伏，一波未平一波又起。

Zhèbù xiǎoshuō qíngjié diēdàngqǐfú, yībōwèipíngyībōyòuqǐ.

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