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范围 fànwéi “range” in Chinese

Traditional 範圍

What 范围 means

  1. range
  2. scope
  3. limit
  4. extent

Measure word 个 gè · 一个范围 yí ge fànwéi

How to say 范围

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale范fàn4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale围wéi2nd tone, rising

范围 in a sentence

  1. 这份工作在我能力范围之外。

    Zhè fèn gōngzuò zài wǒ nénglì fànwéi zhīwài.

    This job is beyond my ability.

    Sentence #355108 from Tatoeba

  2. 盖我自己的房子超出了我的能力范围。

    Gài wǒ zìjǐ de fángzi chāochū le wǒ de nénglì fànwéi.

    Building my own house is beyond my means.

    Sentence #879159 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 他试图扩大自己的势力范围。

    Tā shìtú kuòdà zìjǐ de shìlì fànwéi.

    He tried to expand his sphere of influence.

    Sentence #1883635 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 范围 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 范 (fàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
范fànpattern
  • 艹grass form of 艸 · cǎoMeaning part
  • 氾to flood · fánSound part

艹 hints at the meaning (grass); 氾 (fán) hints at the sound. Compare it with fàn.

The character 围 (wéi) with each of its parts in a different colour
围wéito encircle
  • 囗enclosure · wéiMeaning part
  • 韦tanned leather · wéiSound part

囗 hints at the meaning (enclosure); 韦 (wéi) hints at the sound. Compare it with wéi.

How to write 范围

范 8 strokes · 围 7 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

范围 (fànwéi) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 范围 (fànwéi). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 范围

Words with 范

示范shìfàn · to demonstrate师范shīfàn · teacher training范畴fànchóu · category规范guīfàn · standard模范mófàn · model

Words with 围

周围zhōuwéi · environs围巾wéijīn · scarf围绕wéirào · to revolve around包围bāowéi · to surround

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FAQs

范围 (fànwéi) means “range” or “scope”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it fànwéi: fàn with a 4th tone, then wéi with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 范围 is written 範圍. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one range is 一个范围 (yí ge fànwéi).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type fanwei with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 范围 from the suggestions. Typing fanwei into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
范围 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.