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全球

quán qiú · quan qiu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. the whole world
  2. worldwide; global
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  1. Liangliang

    这款(zhèkuǎn)小游戏(xiǎoyóuxì)，全球(quánqiú)有(yǒu)一亿人(yīyìrén)在(zài)玩(wán)。

    This little game has a hundred million players worldwide.

  2. Dengdeng

    全球(quánqiú)一亿(yīyì)？那(nà)我(wǒ)也(yě)要(yào)试试(shìshì)。

    A hundred million worldwide? Then I want to try it.

  3. Liangliang

    先(xiān)说好(shuōhǎo)，只能(zhǐnéng)玩(wán)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)。

    Agreed first: only ten minutes.

  4. Dengdeng

    全球(quánqiú)的(de)人(rén)都(dōu)在(zài)玩(wán)，我(wǒ)不能(bùnéng)只(zhǐ)玩(wán)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)。

    Everybody in the world plays. I cannot play for only ten minutes.

  5. Liangliang

    全球(quánqiú)的(de)人(rén)也(yě)要(yào)睡觉(shuìjiào)，十分钟(shífēnzhōng)！

    People worldwide need sleep too. Ten minutes!

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2 examples
01

如(rú)你(nǐ)所(suǒ)知(zhī)，东(dōng)京(jīng)是(shì)全(quán)球(qiú)金(jīn)融(róng)中(zhōng)心(xīn)之(zhī)一(yī)。

Tokyo, as you know, is one of the financial centers of the world.

Tatoeba: Chinese by penelope0707 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

韩(hán)国(guó)的(de)娱(yú)乐(lè)文(wén)化(huà)在(zài)全(quán)球(qiú)都(dōu)很(hěn)受(shòu)欢(huān)迎(yíng)。

Korean entertainment culture is popular worldwide.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by haohao · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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全
quán

all; whole

球
qiú

ball; sphere

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