布局 bùjú arrangement
arrangement; composition; layout; opening (chess jargon)
How to remember 布局: 布 cotton + 局 office = arrangement.
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How it is used
- Layout / strategic arrangement - 合理布局城市交通 (hélǐ bùjú chéngshì jiāotōng) lay out the city's transport rationally.
- Both concrete (版面布局, 房间布局, page/room layout) and strategic (战略布局, 提前布局市场, positioning oneself in a market ahead of time). Also the chess/go opening.
- Contrast 结构 (jiégòu, structure, the fixed makeup) vs 布局 (the deliberate arrangement/planning of where things go). Verb and noun both.
Example sentences
- 我改了一下我的网站的布局。 Wǒ gǎi le yīxià wǒ de wǎngzhàn de bùjú.I've changed my website's layout.