范围 fànwéi range
range; scope; limit; extent
How to remember 范围: 范 example + 围 encircle = range.
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How it is used
- Scope, range, extent - 工作范围 (gōngzuò fànwéi) scope of work, 在… 范围内 (zài … fànwéi nèi) within the scope of.
- Marks boundaries of applicability: 范围很广 wide-ranging, 超出范围 out of scope.
- Abstract; think 'the extent covered', not a numeric range only.