(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)
trad. 此消彼長
Also written 此消彼長【cǐ xiāo bǐ zhǎng】
Characters in this word
4此
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this; these
- Pinyin
- cǐ
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 1017 of 2500
消
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to diminish; to subside, to consume; to reduce, to idle away (the time), (after 不[bu4] or 只[zhi3] or 何[he2] etc) to need; to require; to take
- Pinyin
- xiāo
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 16244 of 2500
彼
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that, those, (one) another
- Pinyin
- bǐ
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 21417 of 2500
长
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long, (bound form) length, (bound form) strong point; forte, (bound form) to be good at, (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])
- Pinyin
- cháng
- Traditional
- 長
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 1042 of 2500