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jú

noun HSK 6 #877

Meanings

Tā zài gōng'ānjú gōngzuò.

He works at the public security bureau.

Mùqián de júmiàn hěn fùzá.

The current situation is complex.

Wǒmen zài lái yì jú ba.

Let's play another round.

usage

局 as bureau: 邮局 (post office), 公安局 (police bureau). As game: 一局棋 (a game of chess). As situation: 局面, 局势.

culture

In modern internet slang, 饭局 means a dinner gathering, and 组局 means to organize a get-together.

局 jú