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Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.phase; aspect; prospect; circumstance
他嘲笑那荒唐的局面。
He laughed at the absurdity of the situation.
你不得不佩服他处理这个局面的手段。
You have to admire the way he handled the situation.
旅游市场出现了萧条局面。
The bottom has fallen out of the travel market.
- 2
n.dialscale; scope
那家商店局面虽不大,货物倒齐全。
Though that store is not large, goods of every description are available here.
这个商店的局面不小,经营得却不太好。
The scall of this shop is not small, but it is not doing well.
这家饭馆局面虽不大,但生意红火得很。
This is just a small restaurant, but its business is booming.
Word usage
- Note"局面" is different from "局势". "局面" is used for general affairs, "局势" is only used for major affairs; "局面" is used to describe the situation that has been formed, and "局势" is used to describe the trend of development.
- common measure word"局面" is often matched with measure word "种".
一种局面
one kind of situation