格局 géjú structure
structure; pattern; layout
How to remember 格局: 格 form + 局 office = structure.
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How it is used
- 'Structure, layout, pattern (of things)' - 房子的格局 (fángzi de géjú) a house's layout.
- Also the big-picture configuration: 世界格局 (shìjiè géjú) the world order; a person's 格局 (breadth of vision/scope).
- 'A person of big 格局' means someone with a broad, far-sighted outlook - a trendy figurative use.