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引发社会恐慌 (cause social panic)

Grammar & Usage

fixed expression

neutral

How it works

This phrase is a verb-object structure (引发 + 社会恐慌). '引发' (yǐnfā) is a transitive verb meaning 'to cause' or 'to trigger', and '社会恐慌' (shèhuì kǒnghuāng) is a noun phrase meaning 'social panic'. It describes an action that leads to widespread fear or alarm within society.

Sample sentences

虚假信息很容易引发社会恐慌。

False information can easily cause social panic.

政府的职责是避免任何可能引发社会恐慌的行动。

It is the government's responsibility to avoid any actions that might cause social panic.

这一事件在当地社区引发了社会恐慌。

This incident caused social panic in the local community.

Quick facts

composition:The phrase is composed of two main parts: the verb '引发' (to cause, to trigger) and the noun '社会恐慌' (social panic). '社会' means society/social, and '恐慌' means panic/consternation.

Often used with

引起社会恐慌 (yǐnqǐ shèhuì kǒnghuāng - provoke social panic)

制造社会恐慌 (zhìzào shèhuì kǒnghuāng - create social panic)

避免社会恐慌 (bìmiǎn shèhuì kǒnghuāng - avoid social panic)

加剧社会恐慌 (jiājù shèhuì kǒnghuāng - intensify social panic)

消除社会恐慌 (xiāochú shèhuì kǒnghuāng - eliminate social panic)

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Example

虚假信息很容易引发社会恐慌。

False information can easily cause social panic.

政府的职责是避免任何可能引发社会恐慌的行动。

It is the government's responsibility to avoid any actions that might cause social panic.