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

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# What does 全局 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

全局 quánjú

## the overall situation; the big picture

## It can also mean

- (computing) global

## Its characters

1. 全 quán whole
2. 局 jú situation (as in 局势, 大局)

## In a sentence

做决定时要考虑全局。 When making decisions, you should consider the big picture.

[More about 全局](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%85%A8%E5%B1%80)

## More words with 全 or 局

- [安全 ānquán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/anquan)
- [布局 bùjú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buju)
- [大局 dàjú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daju)
- [格局 géjú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/geju)
- [健全 jiànquán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianquan)
- [结局 jiéjú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jieju)
- [局部 júbù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jubu)
- [局面 júmiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jumian)
- [局势 júshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jushi)
- [局限 júxiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juxian)

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