连锁反应

Traditional form:

連鎖反應

Pinyin (reading):

liánsuǒfǎnyìng

Definitions:

• chain reaction

Characters:

• 连 - to join, to connect; continuous; even
• 锁 - lock, padlock; chains, shackles
• 反 - reverse, opposite; contrary, anti-
• 应 - should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope

Traditional characters:

• 連 - to join, to connect; continuous; even
• 鎖 - lock, padlock; chains, shackles
• 反 - reverse, opposite; contrary, anti-
• 應 - should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope