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局

jú · ju

Traditional 侷 / 跼

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Meaning

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jú 局

  1. office
  2. situation
  3. classifier for games: match, set, round etc

jú 侷

  1. narrow

jú 跼

  1. cramped; narrow
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One more round

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)再(zài)玩(wán)一局(yījú)吧(ba)！

    Let's play one more round!

  2. Dengdeng

    已经(yǐjīng)玩(wán)了(le)五局(wǔjú)了(le)，我(wǒ)一局(yījú)都(dōu)没(méi)赢(yíng)。

    We've played five rounds and I haven't won one.

  3. Liangliang

    最后(zuìhòu)一局(yījú)，你(nǐ)赢(yíng)了(le)我(wǒ)请(qǐng)你(nǐ)喝茶(hēchá)。

    Last round. If you win, I'll buy you tea.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！这(zhè)一局(yījú)我(wǒ)一定(yīdìng)赢(yíng)！

    OK! I'll definitely win this round!

  5. Dengdeng

    赢了(yíngle)！我(wǒ)终于(zhōngyú)赢了(yíngle)一局(yījú)！

    I won! I finally won a round!

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，茶(chá)我(wǒ)请(qǐng)。再(zài)来(lái)一局(yījú)，我(wǒ)赢了(yíngle)你(nǐ)请(qǐng)。

    OK, tea is on me. One more round, and if I win, you pay.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)在(zài)邮(yóu)局(jú)工(gōng)作(zuò)。

He works at the post office.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)下(xià)了(le)一(yì)局(jú)棋(qí)。

We played a game of chess.

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