此消彼长

cǐ xiāo bǐ zhǎng

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Definitions

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)

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Child Words of 此消彼长

this; these

to diminish; to subside

length

chief

that