Mandarin:
断裂

Explanation in English Language (EN):
The breaking of a chemical bond in a polymer chain, often leading to degradation.

Explanation in Mandarin (ZH):
聚合物链中化学键的断裂，通常会导致降解。(Jù hé wù liàn zhōng huà xué jiàn de duàn liè, tōng cháng huì dǎo zhì jiàng jiě.)

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International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
- Definition: A standardized system of symbols used to represent the sounds of spoken language.
- Purpose: Helps linguists, language learners, and educators accurately describe pronunciation across languages.
- Example: The word “hello” in British English is transcribed as /həˈləʊ/ in IPA.