Chinese word

环球

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuán qiú

Meaning

  • adjectiveglobal

Example

环球贸易影响很多国家。huán qiú mào yì yíng xiǎng hěn duō guó jiā

Global trade affects many countries.

Illustration for 环球 (global)

More examples

环球市场正在发生剧烈变化。huán qiú shì chǎng zhèng zài fā shēng jù liè biàn huà

The global market is undergoing dramatic changes.

Core concept

A complete sweep around the Earth that includes distant regions within one connected scope.

Common phrases

  • 环球贸易huán qiú mào yì

    global trade

  • 环球市场huán qiú shì chǎng

    global market

  • 环球投资huán qiú tóu zī

    global investment

Similar words

全球quán qiú: Relating to the entire globe and all the countries and regions in it.
世界的shì jiè de: Found, recognized, or active in countries around the world.
国际guó jì: Connecting countries through activities or relations across national borders.

Definition in Chinese

表示覆盖或涉及整个地球、贯及全球范围的形容词。biǎo shì fù gài huò shè jí zhěng gè dì qiú guàn jí quán qiú fàn wéi de xíng róng cí

Word origin

环球 (huánqiú, "around the globe") combines 环 (huán, "to encircle") and 球 (qiú, "sphere"), presenting worldwide reach as a circuit around the Earth.

Usage tips

  • This word helps mark a large international scale in conversation, especially when the subject is trade, travel, media, or other activities involving many countries.

Opposites

  • 局部的jú bù delocaladjective
  • 地方的dì fāng deregionaladjective

Related words

  • 环球化huán qiú huàglobalizationnoun
  • 环球性huán qiú xìngglobal naturenoun

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