消长

Traditional form:

消長

Pinyin (reading):

xiāozhǎng

Definitions:

• to ebb and rise
• to decrease and then grow

Characters:

• 消 - news, rumors; to die out, to melt away, to vanish
• 长 - long, lasting; to excel in

Traditional characters:

• 消 - news, rumors; to die out, to melt away, to vanish
• 長 - long, lasting; to excel in