Chinese word

全球

Pronunciation

Pinyinquán qiú

Meaning

  • nounworld

Example

全球变暖了，大家都很担心。quán qiú biàn nuǎn le dà jiā dōu hěn dān xīn

The world is getting warmer, and everyone is very worried.

Illustration for 全球 (world)

More examples

全球合作可以带来更多机会。quán qiú hé zuò ké yǐ dài lái gèng duō jī huì

Worldwide cooperation can bring more opportunities.

Core concept

The whole Earth is treated as one connected area, with every region included in the same scope.

Common phrases

  • 全球市场quán qiú shì chǎng

    world market

  • 全球合作quán qiú hé zuò

    worldwide cooperation

  • 全球影响quán qiú yíng xiǎng

    worldwide impact

Similar words

世界shì jiè: The shared society and place made up of all countries and regions.
全世界quán shì jiè: All the countries and regions on Earth taken together.
地球dì qiú: Earth itself, the planet inhabited by humans, animals, and plants.

Definition in Chinese

用来指代整个地球或以全世界为范围的概念，也可作为复合词的前缀表示世界范围。yòng lái zhǐ dài zhěng gè dì qiú huò yǐ quán shì jiè wèi fàn wéi de gài niàn yě kě zuò wéi fù hé cí de qián zhuì biǎo shì shì jiè fàn wéi

Word origin

全球 (quánqiú, "the whole globe") combines 全 (quán, "whole") + 球 (qiú, "globe"), making a term for the Earth or a worldwide scope.

Usage tips

  • In conversational Chinese, this word often comes before another noun to mark a worldwide scope, while English usually expresses the same idea with a separate adjective.

Other meanings

  • globaladjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 全球化quán qiú huàglobalizationnoun

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