规模 guīmó scale
scale; scope; extent
How to remember 规模: 规 rules + 模 model = scale.
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How it is used
- Scale / scope / size of an operation - 规模很大 (guīmó hěn dà) large in scale, 大规模生产 (dà guīmó shēngchǎn) large-scale production.
- Measures how big an undertaking, company, event or project is; pairs with 扩大 (expand), 缩小.
- Abstract; not physical dimensions of an object (that's 大小/尺寸).