忽高忽低

hūgāo-hūdī

idiom HSK 7-9

Meanings

1 fluctuating
2 rising and falling
3 up and down

Characters

Examples

最近气温忽高忽低。

Zuìjìn qìwēn hūgāohūdī.

The temperature has been fluctuating recently.

股票价格忽高忽低，很不稳定。

Gǔpiào jiàgé hūgāohūdī, 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