局部 júbù part
part; local
How to remember 局部: 局 office + 部 section = part.
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How it is used
- A part / localized portion of a whole - 局部麻醉 (júbù mázuì) local anesthesia; 局部地区有雨 (júbù dìqū yǒu yǔ) rain in some areas.
- Emphasizes 'partial, not the whole,' opposite of 全局 (quánjú, the whole/overall) and 整体 (zhěngtǐ) - 全局观念 (quánjú guānniàn) a sense of the big picture.
- Common in medicine, weather, and strategy talk.