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quánjú

overall situation; whole picture

A person above a town map sees every street at once
Memory picture

Characters in this word

全 quán

Strokes
6
Radical
入 — to enter, to come in
Made of
入 to enter, to come in 玉 jade, gem, precious stone
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

局 jú

Strokes
7
Radical
尸 — body, corpse
Made of
尺 ruler, tape-measure 口 mouth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 领导者如果缺乏全局意识,就容易把局部矛盾误判为根本危机。 Lǐngdǎo zhě rúguǒ quēfá quánjú yìshí, jiù róngyì bǎ júbù máodùn wùpàn wéi gēnběn wēijī. If leaders lack an overall perspective, they can easily mistake a local conflict for a fundamental crisis.
  • 做决定之前,要先从全局考虑,不能只看眼前利益。 Zuò juédìng zhīqián, yào xiān cóng quánjú kǎolǜ, bù néng zhǐ kàn yǎnqián lìyì. Before making a decision, you should first consider the whole picture, not just immediate gains.
  • 这次调整照顾了全局,各部门都表示理解。 Zhè cì tiáozhěng zhàogù le quánjú, gè bùmén dōu biǎoshì lǐjiě. This adjustment took the whole picture into account, and every department expressed understanding.

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