格局

géjú

noun HSK 7-9 #27,651

Measure Word

一个格局 gè

Meanings

1 pattern
2 layout
3 structure
4 overall situation

Characters

pattern; standard

situation; layout

Examples

国际格局正在发生变化。

Guójì géjú zhèngzài fāshēng biànhuà.

The international landscape is changing.

这套房子的格局很好。

Zhè tàofáng zi de géjú hěn hǎo.

This apartment has a good layout.

Tips

usage

格局 can describe physical layouts (房屋格局) or abstract structures (世界格局, 政治格局). Also used to describe someone's vision/mindset: 他的格局很大 (he thinks big).

Stroke Order

格 gé

局 jú