xiāo
zhǎng

common
verb
formal

Meaning of 消长

消长 means to decrease and increase; to wax and wane; to fluctuate. Pronounced xiāo zhǎng.

  • to decrease and increase; to wax and wane; to fluctuate

Definitions & Examples

liàng
de
xiāo
zhǎng
jué
dìng
le
zhàn
zhēng
de
zǒu
xiàng
 

The waxing and waning of enemy and our forces determined the course of the war.

Shì
chǎng
fèn
é
suí
xiāo
fèi
zhě
piān
hǎo
de
biàn
huà
ér
xiāo
zhǎng
 

Market shares fluctuate with changes in consumer preferences.

rán
jiè
wàn
jiē
yǒu
xiāo
zhǎng
 
yuè
yuán
yuè
quē
biàn便
shì
 

All things in nature wax and wane; the full moon and the waning moon are exactly such examples.

Gōng
de
rén
shì
huì
suí
zhe
de
xiāo
zhǎng
ér
 

The company's morale will inevitably rise and fall with the fluctuation of its performance.