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规模 guīmó “scale” in Chinese

Traditional 規模

What 规模 means

  1. scale
  2. scope
  3. extent

How to say 规模

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale规guī1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale模mó2nd tone, rising

规模 in a sentence

  1. 农村好像要大规模发展了。

    Nóngcūn hǎoxiàng yào dà guīmó fāzhǎn le.

    It seems the countryside is going to be developed on a large scale.

    Sentence #345945 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 规模 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 规 (guī) with each of its parts in a different colour
规guīcompass
  • 夫man · fūSound part
  • 见to see · jiànMeaning part

见 hints at the meaning (to see); 夫 (fū) hints at the sound. Compare it with guī.

The character 模 (mó) with each of its parts in a different colour
模móto imitate
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part
  • 莫cannot · mòSound part

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 莫 (mò) hints at the sound. Compare it with mó.

How to write 规模

规 8 strokes · 模 14 strokes

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

Words related to 规模

Words with 规

规定guīdìng · to stipulate规则guīzé · rule规矩guīju · rules规律guīlǜ · rule (e.g. of science)正规zhèngguī · formal规划guīhuà · plan规章guīzhāng · rules规范guīfàn · standard规格guīgé · specifications

Words with 模

模仿mófǎng · to imitate模糊móhu · vague模特mótè · (fashion) model模样múyàng · appearance模型móxíng · model模范mófàn · model模式móshì · pattern

More words: Ideas & Concepts

个性gèxìng · individuality功能gōngnéng · function规矩guīju · rules规律guīlǜ · rule (e.g. of science)核心héxīn · core后果hòuguǒ · consequences话题huàtí · subject (of a talk or conversation)假设jiǎshè · to suppose

FAQs

规模 (guīmó) means “scale” or “scope”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it guīmó: guī with a 1st tone, then mó 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, 规模 is written 規模. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type guimo with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 规模 from the suggestions. Typing guimo into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
规模 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.