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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *局* | 局* | *局
office / situation / classifier for games: match, set, round etc
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *侷* | 侷* | *侷
narrow
HSK 4
arrangement / composition / layout / opening (chess jargon)
HSK 7-9
public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station)
HSK 7-9
post office / CL: , 個|个
HSK 4
structure / pattern / layout
HSK 7-9
overall situation
HSK 7-9
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
overall situation / the big picture
HSK 7-9
US Food and Drug Administration authority (FDA)
US Central Intelligence Agency, CIA (abbr. for 中央情報局|中央情报局)
(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
security bureau
politburo
political situation
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *跼* | 跼* | *跼
cramped; narrow
HSK 4
immigration office
conclusion / ending
HSK 7-9
authorities
to enter the game; to get involved / to walk into a scam
dilemma / predicament / difficult situation
Criminal Investigation Bureau
war situation
to give no consideration to the bigger picture (usually implying selfishness)
a draw (in competition) / a tie
(China) National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
police station / police department / police headquarters
end / conclusion / solution
Bureau of Civil Affairs
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
impasse / deadlock
HSK 7-9
the world situation; the state of the world
Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB)
China National Space Administration (CNSA)
China Meteorological Administration (CMA)
Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC)
space agency
China Earthquake Administration (CEA) / State Seismological Bureau
changing circumstances / turbulent situation
Exit and Entry Administration Bureau (PRC)
Tax Bureau / Inland Revenue Department (Hong Kong)
air and space agency
weather bureau / meteorological office
health office / bureau of hygiene
space agency
quarantine bureau / quality inspection office
department of transport
(PRC) State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), former incarnation (until 2008) of 環境保護部|环境保护部
earthquake bureau
port authority
environment protection office / PRC National bureau of environmental protection
alternate ending / multiple endings
state of play in a game of chess / (old) chessboard
US National Aeronautics and Space Administration / NASA
planning department
State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE)
China Coast Guard
gambling get-together / game of cards, mahjong etc
post office
current political situation
to take the big picture into consideration (idiom) / to work for the benefits of all
HSK 7-9
China National Space Administration (CNSA)
governmental ombudsman office, existing at the county-level and above
draw / tied game
European Space Agency (ESA)
inspection office / supervisory office
US National Aeronautics and Space Administration / NASA / abbr. for 美國宇航局|美国宇航局
social occasion centered on alcohol; drinking party; drinking session
to upset the apple cart / to disrupt things
lost game / losing battle
head office / general office / central office
aviation agency
police department / police station / abbr. of 警察局
vulnerable (in bridge)
endgame / conclusion / outcome / final part of a chess game
middle game (in go or chess)
a swindle / a trap / a racket / a scam / CL: 場|场
perilous situation
State Administration of Foreign Exchange (abbr. for 國家外匯管理局|国家外汇管理局)
(municipal) water authority
NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, agency of US government
(Tw) National Taxation Bureau, local branch of the Ministry of Finance 財政部|财政部
PRC Maritime Safety Agency
central office / telecommunications office
US Central Intelligence Agency, CIA
PRC State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH)
bookstore / publishing house
opening (chess etc) / early stage of game, match, work, activity etc
Domestic Security Protection Bureau, the department of the Ministry of Public Security responsible for political security, monitoring dissidents, religious groups and activities deemed a threat to state stability
Closed Game / Double Queen Pawn Opening (chess) / same as 雙后前兵開局|双后前兵开局
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
hopeless situation / deadlock
see 三振
China Earthquake Administration (CEA) / State Seismological Bureau
patent office
opposing sides (in chess etc) / position (of opposing forces)
game of chance / gambling party / gambling joint
National Security Bureau (NSB) (Tw) / National Security Agency (NSA) (USA)
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
PRC Maritime Safety Agency

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