裂变 (liè biàn) — (nuclear) fission; great changes, transformation (figurative)
Definition
Literally 'nuclear fission,' but in modern Chinese business and social commentary it is widely used figuratively for explosive, self-propagating growth or transformation (a viral 'fission-like' spread).
(nuclear) fissiongreat changestransformation (figurative)
Examples
- 裂变。Yuán zǐ hé liè biàn huì shì fàng chū jù dà de néng liàng.Nuclear fission releases enormous amounts of energy.
- 裂变。Zhè jiā gōng sī tōng guò liè biàn shì fā zhǎn xùn sù kuò zhāng.This company expanded rapidly through fission-like growth.
- 裂变。Shè huì jié gòu zhèng zài jīng lì yì chǎng shēn kè de liè biàn.The social structure is undergoing a profound fission.
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