wax and wane; fluctuate; ebb and flow
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to decrease and increase; to wax and wane; to fluctuate
formalCommonly used in formal or literary contexts to describe the fluctuation of forces, quantities, or abstract concepts such as fortune, popularity, or market trends. Often appears in set phrases like 消长盈虚.
Dí敌
wǒ我
lì力
liàng量
de的
xiāo消
zhǎng长
jué决
dìng定
le了
zhàn战
zhēng争
de的
zǒu走
xiàng向
。
The waxing and waning of enemy and our forces determined the course of the war.
Shì市
chǎng场
fèn份
é额
suí随
xiāo消
fèi费
zhě者
piān偏
hǎo好
de的
biàn变
huà化
ér而
xiāo消
zhǎng长
。
Market shares fluctuate with changes in consumer preferences.
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Zì自
rán然
jiè界
wàn万
wù物
jiē皆
yǒu有
xiāo消
zhǎng长
，
yuè月
yuán圆
yuè月
quē缺
biàn便
shì是
rú如
cǐ此
。
All things in nature wax and wane; the full moon and the waning moon are exactly such examples.
Gōng公
sī司
de的
rén人
qì气
shì势
bì必
huì会
suí随
zhe着
yè业
jì绩
de的
xiāo消
zhǎng长
ér而
qǐ起
fú伏
。
The company's morale will inevitably rise and fall with the fluctuation of its performance.