converge; become similar
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to converge; to tend toward uniformity; to become similar
formalCommonly used in academic and technical contexts such as economics (industrial convergence), biology (convergent evolution), and sociology to describe distinct entities becoming increasingly alike.
Chóng重
fù复
jiàn建
shè设
，
chǎn产
yè业
qū趋
tóng同
，
shì是
zhòng众
duō多
chǎn产
pǐn品
gōng供
guò过
yú于
qiú求
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
yuán原
yīn因
。
Redundant construction and industrial convergence are the main reasons for the oversupply of many products.
Zài在
cháng长
qī期
yǎn演
huà化
guò过
chéng程
zhōng中
，
zhè这
xiē些
dòng动
wù物
chū出
xiàn现
le了
qū趋
tóng同
xiàn现
xiàng象
。
During long-term evolution, these animals exhibited convergent evolution.
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Suí随
zhe着
quán全
qiú球
huà化
shēn深
rù入
fā发
zhǎn展
，
gè各
guó国
xiāo消
fèi费
wén文
huà化
zhú逐
jiàn渐
qū趋
tóng同
。
With the deepening of globalization, consumer cultures across countries are gradually converging.
Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
bì避
miǎn免
yán研
jiū究
kè课
tí题
de的
qū趋
tóng同
，
gǔ鼓
lì励
duō多
yuán元
huà化
chuàng创
xīn新
。
We need to avoid homogenization of research topics and encourage diversified innovation.