宏观 hóngguān macro-
macro-; macroscopic; holistic
How to remember 宏观: 宏 vast + 观 observe = macro-.
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How it is used
- The macro / big-picture level - 从宏观上看 (cóng hóngguān shàng kàn) looking at it from a macro perspective; 宏观经济 macroeconomics.
- Its fixed opposite is 微观 (wēiguān, micro); the pair frames scale of analysis in economics, policy, and science - 微观经济 (wēiguān jīngjì) microeconomics.
- Often adverbial: 宏观调控 (macro-control), 宏观把握 (grasp the overall picture) - abstract, formal register.