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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *局* | 局* | *局
office / situation / classifier for games: match, set, round etc
HSK 4
post office / CL: , 個|个
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *侷* | 侷* | *侷
narrow
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *跼* | 跼* | *跼
cramped; narrow
HSK 4
structure / pattern / layout
HSK 7-9
overall situation / the big picture
HSK 7-9
overall situation
HSK 7-9
conclusion / ending
HSK 7-9
arrangement / composition / layout / opening (chess jargon)
HSK 7-9
public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station)
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
to take the big picture into consideration (idiom) / to work for the benefits of all
HSK 7-9
impasse / deadlock
HSK 7-9
gambling get-together / game of cards, mahjong etc
Exit and Entry Administration Bureau (PRC)
police station / police department / police headquarters
Tax Bureau / Inland Revenue Department (Hong Kong)
City Urban Administrative and Law Enforcement Bureau (PRC)
pharmacy / dispensary
branch office; sub-bureau
opening (chess etc) / early stage of game, match, work, activity etc
port authority
(Tw) National Taxation Bureau, local branch of the Ministry of Finance 財政部|财政部
US Food and Drug Administration authority (FDA)
authorities
police department / police station / abbr. of 警察局
bookstore / publishing house
mining affairs bureau
environment protection office / PRC National bureau of environmental protection
China Earthquake Administration (CEA) / State Seismological Bureau
National Reconnaissance Office (of the United States)
a swindle / a trap / a racket / a scam / CL: 場|场
endgame / conclusion / outcome / final part of a chess game
health office / bureau of hygiene
politburo
Criminal Investigation Bureau
endgame (in chess) / desperate situation / aftermath (of a failure)
changing circumstances / turbulent situation
to upset the apple cart / to disrupt things
opposing sides (in chess etc) / position (of opposing forces)
chaotic situation; turmoil; upheaval
to set a trap
National Security Bureau (NSB) (Tw) / National Security Agency (NSA) (USA)
post office
US National Aeronautics and Space Administration / NASA
lost game / losing battle
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
immigration office
Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB)
telegraph office
(old) escort agency that provides protection of goods and valuables during transport
the world situation; the state of the world
foregone conclusion / to be settled conclusively
draw / tied game
game of chance / gambling party / gambling joint
US Central Intelligence Agency, CIA (abbr. for 中央情報局|中央情报局)
central office / telecommunications office
current political situation
perilous situation
middle game (in go or chess)
a draw (in competition) / a tie
end / conclusion / solution
weather bureau / meteorological office
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
dilemma / predicament / difficult situation
Ponzi scheme
to enter the game; to get involved / to walk into a scam
fire department
space agency
to clear up the mess / to pick up the pieces
US Central Intelligence Agency, CIA
Bureau of Civil Affairs
Hong Kong Trade Development Council
hopeless situation / deadlock
State Administration of Foreign Exchange (abbr. for 國家外匯管理局|国家外汇管理局)
political situation
State Oceanic Administration (PRC)
to be savvy
(China) National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
alternate ending / multiple endings
Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC)
(municipal) water authority
head office / general office / central office
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
space agency
China Meteorological Administration (CMA)
China National Space Administration (CNSA)
earthquake bureau
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)
vulnerable (in bridge)
China Coast Guard
NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, agency of US government
aviation agency
air and space agency
see 三振
to give no consideration to the bigger picture (usually implying selfishness)
China National Space Administration (CNSA)
China Geological Survey (CGS)
China Earthquake Administration (CEA) / State Seismological Bureau
PRC Maritime Safety Agency

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