hé lián suǒ fǎn yìngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
nuclear chain reaction
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Original source entry:

核連鎖反應 核连锁反应 [he2 lian2 suo3 fan3 ying4] /nuclear chain reaction/

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Other forms in these source records: 核連鎖反應

  • 核
    hé

    pit / stone / nucleus / nuclear / to examine / to check / to verify / to investigate

  • 连
    lián

    to link / to join / to connect / continuously / in succession / including / (used with 也[yě], 都[dōu] etc) even / company (military)

    Lián

    surname Lian

  • 锁
    suǒ

    to lock / to lock up / a lock (CL:把[bǎ])

  • 反
    fǎn

    contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fǎn qiè] phonetic system

  • 应
    yīng

    to agree (to do sth) / should / ought to / must / (legal) shall

    yìng

    to answer / to respond / to comply with / to deal or cope with

    Yīng

    surname Ying / Taiwan pr. [Yìng]

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