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此消彼長

此
此
消
消
彼
彼
长
長
(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)

Characters and words in 此消彼長

此
cǐ = c + Ø3
this / these
Add a new mnemonic for 此 = 匕 + 止
此
cǐ = c + Ø3
this; these
Add a new mnemonic for 此 = 匕 + 止
消
xiāo = xi + ao1
to disappear / to vanish / to eliminate / to spend (time) / have to / need
Add a new mnemonic for 消 = 氵 + 肖
彼
bǐ = bi + Ø3
that / those / (one) another
Add a new mnemonic for 彼 = 彳 + 皮
长
長
cháng = ch + ang2
length / long / forever / always / constantly
Add a new mnemonic for 长 = 乛 + 丆 + 丿
长
長
zhǎng = zh + ang3
chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance
Add a new mnemonic for 长 = 乛 + 丆 + 丿

Words with 此消彼長

此消彼長 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 此消彼長

此消彼長 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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