格局 (gé jú) — (noun) layout, pattern, structure (of a city, room, or abstract arrangement); (noun) mindset, vision, breadth of perspective (as in 格局大 'broad-minded, strategic')

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Examples

• 这个城市的格局非常开阔，街道整齐划一。
  Zhè ge chéng shì de gé jú fēi cháng kāi kuò, jiē dào zhěng qí huà yī.
  The layout of this city is very open, with orderly streets.
• 他的商业格局很大，善于从全局思考。
  Tā de shāng yè gé jú hěn dà, shàn yú cóng quán jú sī kǎo.
  He has a broad business vision and is good at thinking from a holistic perspective.
• 这个方案的整体格局需要重新调整，才能更高效。
  Zhè ge fāng àn de zhěng tǐ gé jú xū yào chóng xīn tiáo zhěng, cái néng gèng gāo xiào.
  The overall structure of this plan needs to be adjusted to be more efficient.

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