Chinese word

全方位

Pronunciation

Pinyinquán fāng wèi

Meaning

  • adverbfrom all angles

Example

我们要全方位地考虑客户的需求。wǒ men yào quán fāng wèi dì kǎo lǜ kè hù de xū qiú

We need to consider our customers' needs from all angles.

Illustration for 全方位 (from all angles)

More examples

政府应全方位地推进绿色发展。zhèng fǔ yīng quán fāng wèi dì tuī jìn lǜ sè fā zhǎn

The government should promote green development from all angles.

Core concept

A complete sweep that covers every direction around a central matter.

Common phrases

  • 全方位地推进quán fāng wèi dì tuī jìn

    promote from all angles

  • 全方位地支持quán fāng wèi dì zhī chí

    support from all angles

  • 全方位地规划quán fāng wèi dì guī huà

    plan from all angles

Similar words

全面quán miàn: Taking in the entire scope of a matter in a thorough and balanced way.
多方面duō fāng miàn: Dealing with a matter from several different angles at once.
广泛guǎng fàn: Reaching across a broad range of people, places, things, or situations.
各方面gè fāng miàn: Considering or managing a matter in each separate area or direction.

Definition in Chinese

对事物的各个方面都涉及或应对，表示无盲点或无遗漏，可作副词或形容词成分使用。duì shì wù de gè gè fāng miàn dōu shè jí huò yìng duì biǎo shì wú máng diǎn huò wú yí lòu kě zuò fù cí huò xíng róng cí chéng fèn shǐ yòng

Word origin

全 (quán, "whole") + 方 (fāng, "direction") + 位 (wèi, "position") forms the idea of including every direction and then extends it to every relevant aspect of a matter.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, this word can sound more formal or promotional than ordinary wording, so it is especially common in presentations, plans, and service descriptions.

Other meanings

  • comprehensiveadjective
  • all directionsnoun

Opposites

  • 片面地piàn miàn dìone-sidedlyadverb

Related words

  • 全方位化quán fāng wèi huàmake comprehensiveverb

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