cǐ​xiāo​bǐ​zhǎng

ebb and flow

Senses

此消彼长/ 此消彼長 cǐ​xiāo​bǐ​zhǎng ebb and flow

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

在激烈的市场竞争中,两家公司的市场份额往往呈现出此消彼长的态势。

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