大局 dàjú overall situation
overall situation; the big picture
How to remember 大局: 大 big + 局 office = overall situation.
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How it is used
- The overall situation / the big picture - 顾全大局 (gùquán dàjú) put the general interest first; 大局已定 (dàjú yǐ dìng) the outcome is settled.
- Urges looking beyond local interests to the whole; common in politics and strategy. Written/formal.