此消彼长 此消彼長
此消彼长 此消彼長 cǐ xiāo bǐ zhǎng ㄘˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄅㄧˇ ㄓㄤˇ ci2 siu1 bei2 coeng4
- (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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此
- 因此 yīn cǐ ㄧㄣ ㄘˇ jan1 ci2 thus; consequently; as a result
- 如此 rú cǐ ㄖㄨˊ ㄘˇ jyu4 ci2 like this; so; such
- 彼此 bǐ cǐ ㄅㄧˇ ㄘˇ bei2 ci2 each other; one another
- 从此 從此 cóng cǐ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄘˇ cung4 ci2 from now on
- 据此 據此 jù cǐ ㄐㄩˋ ㄘˇ geoi3 ci2 accordingly; in view of the above
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- 此事 cǐ shì ㄘˇ ㄕˋ this matter
- 此刻 cǐ kè ㄘˇ ㄎㄜˋ ci2 hak1 this moment
- 此前 cǐ qián ㄘˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ci2 cin4 before this
- 此外 cǐ wài ㄘˇ ㄨㄞˋ ci2 ngoi6 besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore
- 此后 此後 cǐ hòu ㄘˇ ㄏㄡˋ ci2 hau6 after this
- 此时 此時 cǐ shí ㄘˇ ㄕˊ ci2 si4 now
- 此次 cǐ cì ㄘˇ ㄘˋ ci2 ci3 this time
- 此致 cǐ zhì ㄘˇ ㄓˋ ci2 zi3 (used at the end of a letter to introduce a polite salutation)
- 此处 此處 cǐ chù ㄘˇ ㄔㄨˋ ci2 cyu3 this place
- 为此 為此 wèi cǐ ㄨㄟˋ ㄘˇ wai6 ci2 for this reason
- 特此 tè cǐ ㄊㄜˋ ㄘˇ dak6 ci2 hereby
- 由此 yóu cǐ ㄧㄡˊ ㄘˇ jau4 ci2 hereby
- 至此 zhì cǐ ㄓˋ ㄘˇ zi3 ci2 up until now
- 此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ ci2 hei2 bei2 fuk6 up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
- 由此可见 由此可見 yóu cǐ kě jiàn ㄧㄡˊ ㄘˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ jau4 ci2 ho2 gin3 from this, it can be seen that...
消
- 取消 qǔ xiāo ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ceoi2 siu1 to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind
- 抵消 dǐ xiāo ㄉㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄠ dai2 siu1 to counteract
- 消化 xiāo huà ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˋ siu1 faa3 to digest (food)
- 消夜 xiāo yè ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄝˋ siu1 je6 nighttime snack
- 消失 xiāo shī ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕ siu1 sat1 to disappear; to fade away
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- 消息 xiāo xi ㄒㄧㄠ ˙ㄒㄧ siu1 sik1 (piece of) news; information
- 消极 消極 xiāo jí ㄒㄧㄠ ㄐㄧˊ siu1 gik6 negative
- 消毒 xiāo dú ㄒㄧㄠ ㄉㄨˊ siu1 duk6 to disinfect; to sterilize
- 消沉 xiāo chén ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄣˊ siu1 cam4 to sink into despondency
- 消灭 消滅 xiāo miè ㄒㄧㄠ ㄇㄧㄝˋ siu1 mit6 to put an end to
- 消耗 xiāo hào ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄠˋ siu1 hou3 to consume; to use up
- 消费 消費 xiāo fèi ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄟˋ siu1 fai3 to consume (goods and services, resources etc)
- 消遣 xiāo qiǎn ㄒㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˇ siu1 hin2 to while the time away
- 消防 xiāo fáng ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄤˊ siu1 fong4 firefighting
- 消除 xiāo chú ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄨˊ siu1 ceoi4 to eliminate
- 消费者 消費者 xiāo fèi zhě ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄟˋ ㄓㄜˇ siu1 fai3 ze2 consumer
- 不消 bù xiāo ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄠ bat1 siu1 to not need
- 低消 dī xiāo ㄉㄧ ㄒㄧㄠ dai1 siu1 minimum spend (stipulated by a restaurant, bar, club etc) (abbr. for 最低消费)
- 只消 zhǐ xiāo ㄓˇ ㄒㄧㄠ zi2 siu1 to only need
- 夜消 yè xiāo ㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄠ je6 siu1 variant of 夜宵
彼
- 彼此 bǐ cǐ ㄅㄧˇ ㄘˇ bei2 ci2 each other; one another
- 此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ ci2 hei2 bei2 fuk6 up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
- 彼岸 bǐ àn ㄅㄧˇ ㄢˋ bei2 ngon6 the other shore
- 彼得 Bǐ dé ㄅㄧˇ ㄉㄜˊ bei2 dak1 Peter (name)
- 彼时 彼時 bǐ shí ㄅㄧˇ ㄕˊ bei2 si4 at that time
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- 辣彼 là bǐ ㄌㄚˋ ㄅㄧˇ laat6 bei2 (loanword) rabbi
- 彼岸花 bǐ àn huā ㄅㄧˇ ㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚ bei2 ngon6 faa1 red spider lily (Lycoris radiata)
- 彼得堡 Bǐ dé bǎo ㄅㄧˇ ㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄠˇ bei2 dak1 bou2 Petersburg (place name)
- 彼得潘 Bǐ dé Pān ㄅㄧˇ ㄉㄜˊ ㄆㄢ bei2 dak1 pun1 Peter Pan, the novel character
- 彼拉多 Bǐ lā duō ㄅㄧˇ ㄌㄚ ㄉㄨㄛ bei2 laai1 do1 Pilate (Pontius Pilate in the Biblical passion story)
- 彼尔姆 彼爾姆 Bǐ ěr mǔ ㄅㄧˇ ㄦˇ ㄇㄨˇ bei2 ji5 mou5 Perm, Russian city in the Urals
- 爱彼迎 愛彼迎 Ài bǐ yíng ㄞˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄧㄥˊ oi3 bei2 jing4 Airbnb
- 圣彼得 聖彼得 Shèng bǐ dé ㄕㄥˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄉㄜˊ sing3 bei2 dak1 Saint Peter
- 阿彼雅 Ā bǐ yǎ ㄚ ㄅㄧˇ ㄧㄚˇ aa3 bei2 ngaa5 Abijah (biblical name)
- 不分彼此 bù fēn bǐ cǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄣ ㄅㄧˇ ㄘˇ bat1 fan1 bei2 ci2 to make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom)
- 厚此薄彼 hòu cǐ bó bǐ ㄏㄡˋ ㄘˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄅㄧˇ hau5 ci2 bok6 bei2 to favour one and discriminate against the other
- 彼倡此和 bǐ chàng cǐ hé ㄅㄧˇ ㄔㄤˋ ㄘˇ ㄏㄜˊ bei2 coeng3 ci2 wo4 to chorus sb else's lead (idiom); to chime in in agreement
- 彼唱此和 bǐ chàng cǐ hé ㄅㄧˇ ㄔㄤˋ ㄘˇ ㄏㄜˊ bei2 coeng3 ci2 wo4 to chorus sb else's lead (idiom); to chime in in agreement
- 彼得前书 彼得前書 Bǐ dé qián shū ㄅㄧˇ ㄉㄜˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨ bei2 dak1 cin4 syu1 First Epistle of Peter (in New Testament)
- 彼得后书 彼得後書 Bǐ dé Hòu shū ㄅㄧˇ ㄉㄜˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄕㄨ bei2 dak1 hau6 syu1 Second Epistle of Peter (in New Testament)
长 長
- 修长 修長 xiū cháng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄔㄤˊ sau1 coeng4 slender
- 全长 全長 quán cháng ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄤˊ cyun4 coeng4 overall length
- 冗长 冗長 rǒng cháng ㄖㄨㄥˇ ㄔㄤˊ jung2 coeng4 long and tedious
- 司长 司長 sī zhǎng ㄙ ㄓㄤˇ si1 zoeng2 bureau chief
- 团长 團長 tuán zhǎng ㄊㄨㄢˊ ㄓㄤˇ tyun4 zoeng2 regimental command
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- 增长 增長 zēng zhǎng ㄗㄥ ㄓㄤˇ zang1 zoeng2 to grow; to increase
- 家长 家長 jiā zhǎng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓㄤˇ gaa1 zoeng2 head of a household
- 专长 專長 zhuān cháng ㄓㄨㄢ ㄔㄤˊ zyun1 coeng4 specialty
- 局长 局長 jú zhǎng ㄐㄩˊ ㄓㄤˇ guk6 zoeng2 bureau chief
- 市长 市長 shì zhǎng ㄕˋ ㄓㄤˇ si5 zoeng2 mayor
- 师长 師長 shī zhǎng ㄕ ㄓㄤˇ si1 zoeng2 military division level commander
- 厂长 廠長 chǎng zhǎng ㄔㄤˇ ㄓㄤˇ cong2 zoeng2 factory director
- 延长 延長 yán cháng ㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄤˊ jin4 coeng4 to prolong
- 成长 成長 chéng zhǎng ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄤˇ sing4 zoeng2 to mature
- 所长 所長 suǒ cháng ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄤˊ so2 coeng4 what one is good at; one's strong point
- 擅长 擅長 shàn cháng ㄕㄢˋ ㄔㄤˊ sin6 coeng4 to be good at; to be expert in
- 会长 會長 huì zhǎng ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄤˇ wui6 zoeng2 president of a club, committee etc
- 校长 校長 xiào zhǎng ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄤˇ haau6 zoeng2 (college, university) president
- 漫长 漫長 màn cháng ㄇㄢˋ ㄔㄤˊ maan6 coeng4 very long
- 特长 特長 tè cháng ㄊㄜˋ ㄔㄤˊ dak6 coeng4 personal strength