此消彼长

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Định nghĩa

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)

Từ cấu thành 此消彼长

• 此 此 cǐ: this; these
• 消 消 xiāo: to diminish; to subside
• 长 长 cháng: length
• 长 长 zhǎng: chief
• 彼 彼 bǐ: that