大局 (dà jú) — how to say "overall situation" in Chinese

大局

Overall situation

noun

Character composition

大

big

局

situation

Radicals / Keys

大

Big

#37 · dà · 3 strokes

尸

Corpse

#44 · shī · 3 strokes

Collocations

大局意识

dà jú yì shí

awareness of the overall situation

Examples

我们要从大局出发考虑问题。

We should consider problems from the perspective of the overall situation.

大局很重要。

The overall situation is very important.

Writing

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say "overall situation" in Chinese?

"overall situation" in Chinese is 大局 (dà jú).

大局 meaning in English

大局 (dà jú) means "Overall situation".

How is 大局 pronounced?

It is pronounced dà jú (written as da ju, daju). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.

How do you write "overall situation" in Chinese characters?

It is written 大局: 大 has 3 strokes, 局 has 7 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.

What HSK 3.0 level is 大局?

大局 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.

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