局 (guk6 | ju2) : bureau; game; situation; party; trap

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局

guk6

ju2

[1] [n] bureau; office; department
[2] [n] game; set; chessboard
[3] [n] situation; position; state of affairs
[4] [n] party; gathering; get-together
[5] [n] ruse; trap; trick
[6] [n] part; portion; partial
[7] [adj] constrained; confined; narrow

Tone change to guk6*2 is common (but often optional) when 局 is the last syllable of a noun that means "bureau" or "office".

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Stroke count: 7

Level: 1

Radical: 尸 (#44)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

局

This word has been viewed 15963 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Sep 2013 01:49

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書局 syu1 guk6*2 = bookstore; bookshop

郵局 jau4 guk6*2 you2 ju2 = post office

醫院管理局 ji1 jyun2 gun2 lei5 guk6 = Hospital Authority

金管局 gam1 gun2 guk6 = short for 金融管理局

飯局 faan6 guk6 fan4 ju2 = dinner party; banquet

衛生局 wai6 sang1 guk6 wei4 sheng1 ju2 = public health service

佈局 bou3 guk6 bu4 ju2 = arrangement

局勢 guk6 sai3 ju2 shi4 = situation; state of affairs

局部 guk6 bou6 ju2 bu4 = partly; local

局長 guk6 zoeng2 ju2 zhang3 = bureau chief

局限 guk6 haan6 ju2 xian4 = to limit the movement of sb. or something; to confine; to restrict

局面 guk6 min6 ju2 mian4 = situation; aspect; phase

結局 git3 guk6 jie2 ju2 = ending; conclusion

全局 cyun4 guk6 quan2 ju2 = overall situation

當局 dong1 guk6 dang1 ju2 = the authorities

大局 daai6 guk6 da4 ju2 = general situation; current conditions

局外人 guk6 ngoi6 jan4 = [1] an outsider, [2] a wallflower

僵局 goeng1 guk6 jiang1 ju2 = deadlock; impasse; stalemate

分局 fan1 guk6*2 = substation

情報局 cing4 bou3 guk6*2 qing2 bao4 ju2 = intelligence agency

政局 zing3 guk6 zheng4 ju2 = political situation

政治局 zing3 zi6 guk6*2 zheng4 zhi4 ju2 = politburo

消防局 siu1 fong4 guk6 xiao1 fang2 ju2 = fire department

格局 gaak3 guk6 ge2 ju2 = a structure; pattern; configuration; layout of furnishings in a house

定局 ding6 guk6 ding4 jv2 = foregone conclusion, inevitable outcome, settle finally, finalize

機管局 gei1 gun2 guk6 ji1 guan3 ju2 = short for 香港機場管理局

立法局 laap6 faat3 guk6 li4 fa3 ju2 = Legislative Council

市政局 si5 zing3 guk6*2 = urban council

管理局 gun2 lei5 guk6*2 guan3 li3 ju2 = administrative bureau, administration

郵政局 jau4 zing3 guk6*2 you2 zheng4 jv2 = post office

局氣 guk6*1 hei3 = fair-minded(ness)

警局 ging2 guk6*2 = police station

顧全大局 gu3 cyun4 daai6 guk6 gu4 quan2 da4 ju2 = to look the big picture; to take a holistic view

一局 jat1 guk6 yi1 ju2 = inning

中國當局 zung1 gwok3 dong1 guk6 zhong1 guo2 dang1 ju2 = Chinese authorities

全局性 cyun4 guk6 sing3 quan2 ju2 xing4 = global

局限性 guk6 haan6 sing3 ju2 xian4 xing4 = limitations

局部性 guk6 bou6 sing3 ju2 bu4 xing4 = local

殺局 saat3 guk6*2 = scrapping elected municipal councils

危局 ngai4 guk6 wei1 ju2 = perilous situation

無關大局 mou4 gwaan1 daai6 guk6 wu2 guan1 da4 ju2 = do not matter much

局住 guk6 zyu6 = to be trapped in a situation and forced to do sth

局部地區驟雨 guk6 bou6 dei6 keoi1 zau6 jyu5 = rains in some parts and not in other parts of the city

雙輸局面 soeng1 syu1 guk6 min6 = lose-lose situation

大結局 daai6 git3 guk6 da4 jie2 ju2 = series finale (of a TV show) (lit., "big ending")

出局 ceot1 guk6 chu1 ju2 = put-out; strike out (in a competition)

踢出局 tek3 ceot1 guk6 ti1 chu1 ju2 = be kicked out 粵

警察局 ging2 caat3 guk6 jing3 cha2 ju2 = police station; police office

困局 kwan3 guk6 kun4 ju2 = dead end; predicament; plight; dilemma

州警局 zau1 gung2 guk6*2 = the state police department

局域網 guk6 wik6 mong5 ju2 yu4 wang3 = local area network (LAN)

香港品質保證局 hoeng1 gong2 ban2 zat1 bou2 zing3 guk6*2 xiang1 gang3 pin3 zhi4 bao3 zheng4 ju2 = Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency, HKQAA

保良局 bou2 loeng4 guk6*2 bao3 liang2 ju2 = Po Leung Kuk

設局 cit3 guk6 she4 ju2 = design a trap; to set a trap

總局 zung2 guk6 zong3 ju2 = head office

教育局 gaau3 juk6 guk6 jiao4 yu4 ju2 = Education Bureau

入局 jap6 guk6 ru4 ju2 = be in a state of readiness; be ready 粵

靜局 zing6 guk6 jing4 ju2 = quiet and secluded 粵

以大局為重 ji5 daai6 guk6 wai4 zung6 yi3 da4 ju2 wei2 zhong4 = to be more concerned about the overall situation than personal affairs

稅務局 seoi3 mou6 guk6*2 shui4 wu4 ju2 = tax bureau; Inland Revenue Department (Hong Kong)

殘局 caan4 guk6 can2 ju2 = endgame (in chess); desperate situation; aftermath (of a failure)

移民局 ji4 man4 guk6*2 yi2 min2 ju2 = Immigration Department

公安局 gung1 on1 guk6*2 gong1 an1 ju2 = Public Security Bureau

行政局 hang4 zing3 guk6*2 = Personal Affairs Bureau

中央情報局 zung1 joeng1 cing4 bou3 guk6*2 zhong1 yang1 qing2 bao4 ju2 = Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

全局語境 cyun4 guk6 jyu5 ging2 quan2 ju2 yu3 jing4 = global context

歐洲航天局 au1 zau1 hong4 tin1 guk6 ou1 zhou1 hang2 tian1 ju2 = ESA; European Space Agency

局部語境 guk6 bou6 jyu5 ging2 ju2 bu4 yu3 jing4 = [ling.] local context

局部連結網絡 guk6 bou6 lin4 git3 mong5 lok6 ju2 bu4 lian2 jie2 wang3 luo4 = local connectionist network

局部連貫性 guk6 bou6 lin4 gun3 sing3 ju2 bu4 lian2 guan4 xing4 = local coherence

香港金融管理局 hoeng1 gong2 gam1 jung4 gun2 lei5 guk6*2 = Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)

香港機場管理局 hoeng1 gong2 gei1 coeng4 gun2 lei5 guk6*2 = Airport Authority, Hong Kong

中共中央政治局委員 zung1 gung6 zung1 joeng1 zing3 zi6 guk6*2 wai2 jyun4 = a member of the Communist Party's Politburo

中華人民共和國國家工商行政管理局 zung1 waa4 jan4 man4 gung6 wo4 gwok3 gwok3 gaa1 gung1 soeng1 hang4 zing3 gun2 lei5 guk6*2 = State Administration for Industry and Commerce of the PRC

以色列情報局 ji5 sik1 lit6 cing4 bou3 guk6*2 = Mossad

廣播事務管理局 gwong2 bo3 si6 mou6 gun2 lei5 guk6*2 = Broadcasting Authority

香港貿易發展局 hoeng1 gong2 mau6 jik6 faat3 zin2 guk6*2 = Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC)

政治局常委 zing3 zi6 guk6*2 soeng4 wai2 = the Politburo Standing Committee

電訊管理局 din6 seon3 gun2 lei5 guk6*2 = Office of the Telecommunications Authority

書局街 syu1 guk6*2 gaai1 = "Bookstore Street"

雙贏局面 soeng1 jeng4 guk6 min6 = win-win situation

中華書局 zung1 waa4 syu1 guk6*2 zhong1 hua2 shu1 ju2 = Chung Hwa (bookstore chain and publisher)

大眾書局 daai6 zung3 syu1 guk6*2 da4 zhong4 shu1 ju2 = Popular (bookstore chain)

勞福局 lou4 fuk1 guk6*2 lao2 fu2 ju2 = Labour and Welfare bureau

聯邦緝毒局 lyun4 bong1 cap1 duk6 guk6*2 = Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

主持大局 zyu2 ci4 daai6 guk6 zhu3 chi2 da4 ju2 = take charge over a situation

大局已定 daai6 guk6 ji5 ding6 da4 ju2 yi3 ding4 = the outcome of a situation has has been concluded

市區重建局 si5 keoi1 cung4 gin3 guk6*2 shi4 qu1 chong2 jian4 ju2 = Urban Renewal Authority

香港考試及評核局 hoeng1 gong2 haau2 si5 kap6 ping4 hat6 guk6 xiang1 gang3 kao3 shi4 ji2 ping2 he2 ju2 = Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority, HKEAA

對局 deoi3 guk6 dui4 ju2 = play a match of Go or Chinese Chess

龐茲騙局 pong4 zi1 pin3 guk6 pang2 zi1 pian4 ju2 = Ponzi scheme

國家軍品貿易局 gwok3 gaa1 gwan1 ban2 mau6 jik6 guk6 guo2 jia1 jun1 pin3 mao4 yi4 ju2 = State Bureau of Military Products Trade (SBMPT)

國務院機關事務管理局 gwok3 mou6 jyun6*2 gei1 gwaan1 si6 mou6 gun2 lei5 guk6*2 = Bureau of Government Offices Administration

國家土地管理局 gwok3 gaa1 tou2 dei6 gun2 lei5 guk6*2 = State Bureau of Land Administration

國家醫藥管理局 gwok3 gaa1 ji1 joek6 gun2 lei5 guk6*2 = State Pharmaceutical Administration

中國共產黨中央政治局 zung1 gwok3 gung6 caan2 dong2 zung1 joeng1 zing3 zi6 guk6*2 zhong1 guo2 gong4 chan3 dang3 zhong1 yang1 zheng4 zhi4 ju2 = Politburo of the Communist Party of China

中國共產黨中央政治局常務委員會 zung1 gwok3 gung6 caan2 dong2 zung1 joeng1 zing3 zi6 guk6*2 soeng4 mou6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 zhong1 guo2 gong4 chan3 dang3 zhong1 yang1 zheng4 zhi4 ju2 chang2 wu4 wei3 yuan2 hui4 = CCP Central Politburo Standing Committee

食品藥品監督管理局 sik6 ban2 joek6 ban2 gaam1 duk1 gun2 lei5 guk6*2 guo2 jia1 shi2 pin3 yao4 pin3 jian1 du1 guan3 li3 ju2 = Food and Drug Administration

國家食品藥品監督管理局 gwok3 gaa1 sik6 ban2 joek6 ban2 gaam1 duk1 gun2 lei5 guk6*2 guo2 jia1 shi2 pin3 yao4 pin3 jian1 du1 guan3 li3 ju2 = PRC State Food and Drug Administration

國家航天局 gwok3 gaa1 hong4 tin1 guk6*2 guo2 jia1 hang2 tian1 ju2 = China National Space Administration (the PRC space agency)

國家質量監督檢驗檢疫總局 gwok3 gaa1 zat1 loeng6 gaam1 duk1 gim2 jim6 gim2 jik6 zung2 guk6*2 guo2 jia1 zhi4 liang4 jian1 du1 jian3 yan4 jian3 yi4 zong3 ju2 = AQSIQ; PRC State Administration of Quality Supervision and Quarantine

中國國家環保局 zung1 gwok3 gwok3 gaa1 waan4 bou2 guk6 zhong1 guo2 guo2 jia1 huan2 bao3 ju2 = PRC State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)

中國國家環境保護總局 zung1 gwok3 gwok3 gaa1 waan4 ging2 bou2 wu6 zung2 guk6 zhong1 guo2 guo2 jia1 huan2 jing4 bao3 hu4 zong3 ju2 = PRC State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)

Showing all 3 examples containing 局

呢頭有冇郵局呀？粵
Is there a post office in the area?
[Lit. this area have not-have post-office [particle]?]

請問，郵局喺邊度？
May I ask you where the post office is?
[Lit. May I ask, post office at where? Mandarin: 請問,郵局在哪裡?]

我去郵局白行咗一趟。粵
I made a futile trip to the post office.

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