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连锁反应

連鎖反應
liánsuǒfǎnyìng
noun #20,663

Meanings

  1. 1 chain reaction
  2. 2 domino effect

Examples

一家银行倒闭引发了金融市场的连锁反应。
Yī jiā yínháng dǎobì yǐnfāle jīnróng shìchǎng de liánsuǒfǎnyìng.
The collapse of one bank triggered a chain reaction in the financial market.
这个决定会产生连锁反应，影响整个团队。
Zhège juédìng huì chǎnshēng liánsuǒfǎnyìng, yǐngxiǎng zhěnggè tuánduì.
This decision will create a chain reaction affecting the whole team.

Tips

memory
连锁 means 'chain' (as in a chain of stores, 连锁店), and 反应 means 'reaction/response'. A chain of reactions = 连锁反应. The term is borrowed from nuclear physics but is now widely used figuratively.

Stroke Order

连 lián
锁 suǒ
反 fǎn
应 yīng