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')
Definition
格局 means the overall 'layout/pattern' of a space or plan (concrete, like a city), OR a person's 'vision/breadth of mind' (as in 格局大). 结构 is the inner structure of a system; 布局 is the deliberate arrangement you design.
noun
layoutpatternstructure (of a city, room, or abstract arrangement)mindsetvisionbreadth of perspective (as in 格局大 'broad-minded, strategic')
Examples
- 格局，。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.
- 格局，。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.
- 格局，。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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