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105 words
Chinese word
规模
Pronunciation
Pinyinguī mó
Meaning
- nounscale
Example
这个项目的规模比预期大很多。zhè ge xiàng mù dì guī mó bǐ yù qī dà hěn duō
The scale of this project is much larger than expected.
More examples
公司计划明年扩大规模。gōng sī jì huà míng nián kuò dà guī mó
The company plans to expand its scale next year.
Core concept
A measure of how large something is and how far its activity or influence extends.
Common phrases
扩大规模kuò dà guī mó
expand the scale
项目规模xiàng mù guī mó
project scale
生产规模shēng chǎn guī mó
production scale
Similar words
大小dà xiǎo: How large something is or how much of it there is.
范围fàn wéi: The area or limits within which something applies, reaches, or operates.
程度chéng dù: How strong or advanced a condition, quality, or situation is.
Definition in Chinese
指事物在数量、面积、影响等方面的大小及其覆盖或波及的范围，既可指实际的物理规模，也可指抽象的范围或程度。zhǐ shì wù zài shù liàng miàn jī yíng xiǎng děng fāng miàn de dà xiǎo jí qí fù gài huò bō jí de fàn wéi jì kě zhǐ shí jì de wù lǐ guī mó yě kě zhǐ chōu xiàng de fàn wéi huò chéng dù
Word origin
规模 (guīmó, "scale") combines 规 (guī, "rule or pattern") and 模 (mó, "model or form"), developing from the proportions of a model to the size and scope of an undertaking.
Usage tips
- English speakers often reserve scale for size, but this word also describes how widely an activity affects people, so a project can have modest resources but broad reach.
Other meanings
- scopenoun
Related words
- 规模化guī mó huàscale upverb
- 大规模dà guī mólarge-scaleadjective