此消彼长

cǐ xiāo bǐ zhǎng

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Definitions

  1. 1. (idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game)

Child Words of 此消彼长

此
cǐ

this; these

消
xiāo

to diminish; to subside

长
cháng

length

长
zhǎng

chief

彼
bǐ

that