每局 (měi jú) — each game, every round

Definition

‘每局’ = ‘each game / every round’, used as a topic or subject to talk about every single match or round in a series (e.g. ‘每局的规则不一样’). It pairs with 局, meaning one game/round (of chess, a match, etc.).

pronoun
each gameevery round

Examples

  • ，每局。
    Zhè pán qí yǒu sān jú, měi jú dōu hěn guān jiàn.
    This chess match has three rounds; each round is crucial.
  • 每局。
    Tā měi jú dōu quán lì yǐ fù.
    He goes all out in every game.
  • 每局。
    měi jú De guī zé bù yí yàng.
    The rules of each game are different.

Origin

Characters in this word

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

每 shows 母, a woman, with a top part resembling 屮. That part may represent a hairpin marking her as grown up, or a sprout marking her as ready to marry and have children.

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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
尸尸shī
Sound part声符shēngfú
句
句jù局jú
Same sound today

The shape of 局 pairs 尸, a meaning part, with 句, a sound part.

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