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Meaning of 牵一发而动全身

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
牵 qiān 一 yī 发 fà 而 ér 动 dòng 全 quán 身 shēn (Trad.: 牽一髮而動全身)
lit. pull one hair and the whole body moves; fig. a slight change will affect everything else; the butterfly effect
Example Sentences
1
中国美术史研究是国学的一支
,
牵一发而动全身
。
Study of the history of Chinese art is a Guoxue, far-reaching.
2
现阶段的中国社会矛盾复杂
,
教育制度的改革更是牵一发而动全身
。
Contradictions in Chinese society is complex, the reform of the education system may have uncertain affection.
3
部分人类的痛苦就是整个人类的痛苦
,
而且人类和地球都是一个整体
,
牵一发而动全身
。
The pain of one part of humankind is the pain of the whole of humankind. And the human species and the planet Earth are one body.
4
这或许有道理
,
但在牵一发而动全身的金融市场
,
你很难将两件事孤立开来
。
That may be so, but in highly interconnected financial markets, it becomes difficult to isolate the two.
5
关键策略是为解决关键问题而制定的
,
在决策过程中具有
“
牵一发而动全身
”
的作用
。
Key strategy is set up for solving key problems. In decision making process, it has the effect of "touching one small part and affecting the whole".