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title: "Daju Meaning: 大局 (dàjú) Means “overall situation”"
description: "大局 (dàjú) means “overall situation; the big picture”. Hear its tones, see what 大 and 局 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daju"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 大局 mean?

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大局 dàjú

## overall situation; the big picture

## Its characters

1. 大 dà big
2. 局 jú situation (as in 局势, 大局)

## In a sentence

我们要以大局为重。 We should put the big picture first.

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## More words with 大 or 局

- [布局 bùjú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buju)
- [大巴 dàbā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daba)
- [大臣 dàchén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dachen)
- [大大 dàdà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dada)
- [大胆 dàdǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadan)
- [大地 dàdì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadi)
- [大都 dàdōu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadou)
- [大多 dàduō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daduo)
- [大方 dàfang](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dafang)
- [大幅 dàfú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dafu)

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