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  *局* | 局* | *局
narrow
HSK 4
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  *局* | 局* | *局
office / situation / classifier for games: match, set, round etc
HSK 4
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cramped; narrow
HSK 4
aspect / phase / situation
HSK 5
to take the big picture into consideration (idiom) / to work for the benefits of all
HSK 7-9
post office / CL: , 個|个
HSK 4
public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station)
HSK 7-9
China Meteorological Administration (CMA)
US Central Intelligence Agency, CIA
structure / pattern / layout
HSK 7-9
part / local
HSK 7-9
arrangement / composition / layout / opening (chess jargon)
HSK 7-9
overall situation
HSK 7-9
bureau chief / CL: , 個|个
HSK 5
(medicine) focal
overall situation / the big picture
HSK 7-9
endgame / conclusion / outcome / final part of a chess game
US Central Intelligence Agency, CIA (abbr. for 中央情報局|中央情报局)
(of a batter) to be put out (in baseball); to be dismissed (in cricket) / (of a player or team) to be eliminated from a competition / (fig.) to be weeded out; to get the chop (in a competitive environment)
HSK 7-9
China Earthquake Administration (CEA) / State Seismological Bureau
security bureau
conclusion / ending
HSK 7-9
authorities
politburo
patent office
political situation
global
to limit / to confine / to restrict sth within set boundaries
HSK 7-9
environment protection office / PRC National bureau of environmental protection
local area network (LAN)
health office / bureau of hygiene
immigration office
China National Space Administration (CNSA)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
changing circumstances / turbulent situation
to be limited to
participant / protagonist / a player (in this affair)
National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) (abbr. for 國家廣播電視總局|国家广播电视总局) / formerly SAPPRFT, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (2013-2018) and SARFT, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (prior to 2013)
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Federal Aviation Authority (FAA)
to enter the game; to get involved / to walk into a scam
dilemma / predicament / difficult situation
(idiom) an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved
Criminal Investigation Bureau
(China) National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
head office / general office / central office
Ponzi scheme
a draw (in competition) / a tie
police station / police department / police headquarters
opening (chess etc) / early stage of game, match, work, activity etc
central office / telecommunications office
end / conclusion / solution
Bureau of Civil Affairs
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
impasse / deadlock
HSK 7-9
China National Space Administration (CNSA)
the world situation; the state of the world
Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB)
to clear up the mess / to pick up the pieces
police station
governmental ombudsman office, existing at the county-level and above
weather bureau / meteorological office
space agency
Exit and Entry Administration Bureau (PRC)
political climate
lost game / losing battle
US National Aeronautics and Space Administration / NASA
air and space agency
space agency
inspection office / supervisory office
department of transport
State Administration for Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) (2013-2018) (abbr. to 廣電總局|广电总局)
earthquake bureau
China Earthquake Administration (CEA) / State Seismological Bureau
state of play in a game of chess / (old) chessboard
war situation
China Coast Guard
mining affairs bureau
gambling get-together / game of cards, mahjong etc
National Security Bureau (NSB) (Tw) / National Security Agency (NSA) (USA)
post office
Tax Bureau / Inland Revenue Department (Hong Kong)
draw / tied game
PRC State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH)
US National Aeronautics and Space Administration / NASA / abbr. for 美國宇航局|美国宇航局
social occasion centered on alcohol; drinking party; drinking session
cramped / ill at ease
aviation agency
police department / police station / abbr. of 警察局
vulnerable (in bridge)
middle game (in go or chess)
chaotic situation; turmoil; upheaval
local anesthesia (abbr. for 局部麻醉)
sea rescue service / lifeboat service
bookstore / publishing house
NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, agency of US government
perilous situation
limitations / (medicine) localized

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