jú miàn
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  • 1

    n.phase; aspect; prospect; circumstance

    • tā cháo xiào nà huāng táng de jú miàn

      嘲笑荒唐局面

      He laughed at the absurdity of the situation.

    • nǐ bù dé bù pèi fú tā chǔ lǐ zhè ge jú miàn de shǒu duàn

      佩服处理这个局面手段

      You have to admire the way he handled the situation.

    • lǚ yóu shì chǎng chū xiàn le xiāo tiáo jú miàn

      旅游市场出现萧条局面

      The bottom has fallen out of the travel market.

  • 2

    n.dialscale; scope

    • nà jiā shāng diàn jú miàn suī bù dà huò wù dào qí quán

      商店局面不大货物齐全

      Though that store is not large, goods of every description are available here.

    • zhè ge shāng diàn de jú miàn bù xiǎo jīng yíng dé què bù tài hǎo

      这个商店局面经营

      The scall of this shop is not small, but it is not doing well.

    • zhè jiā fàn guǎn jú miàn suī bù dà dàn shēng yi hóng huo de hěn

      饭馆局面生意红火

      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.
  • "局面" is often matched with measure word "种".
    • 局面

      one kind of situation