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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *局* | 局* | *局
narrow
HSK 4
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  *局* | 局* | *局
office / situation / classifier for games: match, set, round etc
HSK 4
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  *局* | 局* | *局
cramped; narrow
HSK 4
post office / CL: , 個|个
HSK 4
conclusion / ending
HSK 7-9
overall situation / the big picture
HSK 7-9
arrangement / composition / layout / opening (chess jargon)
HSK 7-9
impasse / deadlock
HSK 7-9
to take the big picture into consideration (idiom) / to work for the benefits of all
HSK 7-9
(of a batter) to be put out (in baseball); to be dismissed (in cricket) / (of a player or team) to be eliminated from a competition / (fig.) to be weeded out; to get the chop (in a competitive environment)
HSK 7-9
structure / pattern / layout
HSK 7-9
public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station)
HSK 7-9
overall situation
HSK 7-9
head office / general office / central office
branch office; sub-bureau
politburo
opening (chess etc) / early stage of game, match, work, activity etc
opposing sides (in chess etc) / position (of opposing forces)
a draw (in competition) / a tie
authorities
National Security Bureau (NSB) (Tw) / National Security Agency (NSA) (USA)
(old) escort agency that provides protection of goods and valuables during transport
political situation
a swindle / a trap / a racket / a scam / CL: 場|场
dilemma / predicament / difficult situation
changing circumstances / turbulent situation
state of play in a game of chess / (old) chessboard
bookstore / publishing house
lost game / losing battle
gambling get-together / game of cards, mahjong etc
current political situation
hopeless situation / deadlock
middle game (in go or chess)
perilous situation
dinner party / banquet
endgame / conclusion / outcome / final part of a chess game
draw / tied game
US Central Intelligence Agency, CIA (abbr. for 中央情報局|中央情报局)
end / conclusion / solution
endgame (in chess) / desperate situation / aftermath (of a failure)
war situation
to give no consideration to the bigger picture (usually implying selfishness)
State Administration of Foreign Exchange (abbr. for 國家外匯管理局|国家外汇管理局)
the world situation; the state of the world
National Public Complaints and Proposals Administration, national ombudsman office of the PRC
(municipal) water authority
weather bureau / meteorological office
pharmacy / dispensary
to collapse (of plan, talks etc)
to set a trap
(China) National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
to enter the game; to get involved / to walk into a scam
State Oceanic Administration (PRC)
to be savvy
immigration office
China Meteorological Administration (CMA)
Ponzi scheme
National Reconnaissance Office (of the United States)
NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, agency of US government
National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) (abbr. for 國家廣播電視總局|国家广播电视总局) / formerly SAPPRFT, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (2013-2018) and SARFT, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (prior to 2013)
Tax Bureau / Inland Revenue Department (Hong Kong)
environment protection office / PRC National bureau of environmental protection
see 三振
Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB)
State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE)
Exit and Entry Administration Bureau (PRC)
Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC)
to clear up the mess / to pick up the pieces
Criminal Investigation Bureau
post office
earthquake bureau
Federal Aviation Authority (FAA)
patent office
health office / bureau of hygiene
planning department
vulnerable (in bridge)
PRC Maritime Safety Agency
PRC State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH)
China Coast Guard
space agency
telegraph office
police department / police station / abbr. of 警察局
department of transport
China National Space Administration (CNSA)
security bureau
port authority
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
City Urban Administrative and Law Enforcement Bureau (PRC)
alternate ending / multiple endings
space agency
Closed Game / Double Queen Pawn Opening (chess) / same as 雙后前兵開局|双后前兵开局
Bureau of Civil Affairs
US National Aeronautics and Space Administration / NASA
aviation agency
police station / police department / police headquarters
central office / telecommunications office
China National Space Administration (CNSA)
China Geological Survey (CGS)
China Earthquake Administration (CEA) / State Seismological Bureau

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