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involution in Chinese

involution in Chinese is 內卷, 對合, 退化 — involution means a tangled or complicated state, often involving an inward spiral.

involution in Chinese

內卷
noun
Pronounced: nèi juǎn
Entanglement; a spiralling inwards; intricacy.
對合
noun
Pronounced: duì hé
(mathematics) An endofunction whose square is equal to the identity function; a function equal to its inverse.
退化
noun
Pronounced: tuì huà
(medicine) The shrinking of an organ (such as the uterus) to a former size.

What does "involution" mean?

  1. noun A tangled or complicated state, often involving an inward spiral.
  2. noun (grammar) A sentence structure that is complicated or hard to follow.
  3. noun (maths) A function that returns the original value when applied to itself twice.
  4. noun The shrinking of an organ (such as the uterus) to a former size.
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What is "involution" in Chinese?
"involution" in Chinese is 內卷, 對合, 退化. involution means: A tangled or complicated state, often involving an inward spiral.
How do you pronounce 內卷?
"involution" in Chinese is 內卷, pronounced "nèi juǎn".
Are there other ways to say "involution" in Chinese?
Yes — Chinese has 3 translations listed for "involution": 內卷, 對合, 退化.
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