Definition
局 (jú) as a classifier counts 'rounds' or 'games' (e.g., 三局棋 'three games of chess'). As a noun in compounds it means 'office' (e.g., 邮局 'post office') — more specific than the general 办公室 (bàngōngshì) which is any office workspace. Its third sense 'situation' appears in compounds like 局面 (júmiàn).
classifier
classifier for games: matchsetroundoffice (in compounds such as 邮局 'post office')situation (in compounds such as 局面 'situation, state of affairs')
Easily confused
- 户hùlook-alike(classifier) for households, families, or registered residences
- 句jùsound-alike(classifier) for sentences, lines of verse, or short phrases
- 屎shǐlook-alikefeces; excrement; stool
- 举jǔsound-aliketo raise, to lift
- 届jièlook-alike(classifier) for periodic events (meetings, competitions, elections) and graduating classes
- 据jùsound-alikeaccording to
- 聚jùsound-aliketo gather, to get together; to assemble
- 距jùsound-aliketo be (a given distance) apart (in space or time)
Examples
- 局。Wǒmen xià le sān jú qí.We played three games of chess.
- 。Wǒ qù yóu jú jì le yì fēng xìn.I went to the post office to send a letter.
- 。Zhèng jú biàn de yuè lái yuè fùzá le.The political situation has become increasingly complicated.
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