长此以往

長此以往
chángcǐyǐwǎng

if things (usually an unfavorable situation) continue this way

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 长 cháng
  1. long
  2. (bound form) length
  3. (bound form) strong point; forte
  4. (bound form) to be good at
  5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. zhàng)
=1 长 zhǎng
  1. chief
  2. head
  3. elder
  4. to grow
  5. to develop
  6. to increase
  7. to enhance
2 此以 cǐyǐ
  1. (literary) therefore; thus; so
  2. therefore; thus; so
=3 往 wǎng
  1. to go (in a direction)
  2. to
  3. towards
  4. (of a train) bound for
  5. past
  6. previous
=3 往 wǎng old variant of 往 wǎng