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全球性 (quán qiú xìng) — global; worldwide

Definition

A formal adjective meaning 'global/worldwide in scope or impact,' typically used in academic, political, or economic writing about issues that cross national borders.

adjective
globalworldwide

Examples

  • 全球性。
    Qì hòu biàn huà shì yí gè quán qiú xìng wèn tí.
    Climate change is a global issue.
  • 全球性。
    Zhè cì yì qíng duì jīng jì zào chéng le quán qiú xìng yǐng xiǎng.
    This epidemic has had a global impact on the economy.
  • 全球性。
    Wǒ men xū yào yí gè quán qiú xìng de hé zuò fāng àn.
    We need a global cooperation plan.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

全球whole world
全quánwhole球qiúglobe
偏正Modifier + head
性xìngquality

全球 “whole world” and 性 “quality” build the sense of worldwide.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape puts 入 together with 玉 to show a whole piece of jade, so it means complete or whole.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
玉玉yùjade
Sound part声符shēngfú
求
求qiú球qiú
Same sound today

球 is built from 玉, meaning jade, and 求, which gives the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
忄Written in full as心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
生
生shēng性xìng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

性 is built from 忄 (the heart) and 生 (a sound clue). The heart part connects the word to a person's inner nature or quality.

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