恶性循环 (è xìng xún huán) — vicious circle (a situation in which one problem causes another, causing the first problem to worsen)
Definition
A noun for a 'vicious circle' — a self-reinforcing cycle where one problem causes another that worsens the first. Contrast with 良性循环 (a positive, self-reinforcing cycle).
noun
vicious circle (a situation in which one problem causes another, causing the first problem to worsen)
Examples
- 恶性循环。Zhè zhǒng è xìng xún huán hěn nán dǎ pò.This kind of vicious circle is very hard to break.
- 恶性循环。Pín qióng hé jí bìng xíng chéng le è xìng xún huán.Poverty and disease form a vicious circle.
- 恶性循环。Wǒ men bì xū bì miǎn xiàn rù è xìng xún huán.We must avoid falling into a vicious circle.
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