Meaning of 全球
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- the whole world
- worldwide; global
How to use 全球
全球 (quánqiú) works like a noun and also sits directly before another noun to mean global, as in 全球经济 (quánqiú jīngjì), the global economy. It is common in news, business and talk about the environment. Example: 这个问题影响全球。(Zhège wèntí yǐngxiǎng quánqiú.) This problem affects the whole world.
全 (quán) means whole or all, and 球 (qiú) means ball or sphere, as in 地球 (dìqiú), the earth. Put them together and you get the whole ball we live on: the whole world.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 全求 because 求 (qiú) sounds the same, but the ball character 球 has the jade radical 王 on the left. Also keep both syllables in the second tone: quán qiú, not quàn qiū.
全球 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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全 quán · all · 6 strokes
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球 qiú · ball · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 全球.
| 打球 | dǎ qiú | to play a ball sport |
| 完全 | wánquán | complete; whole; totally; entirely |
| 安全 | ānquán | safe; secure; safety; security |
| 全部 | quánbù | whole; all |
| 地球 | dìqiú | the earth |
| 全国 | quánguó | whole nation; nationwide |
| 全身 | quánshēn | the whole body; (typography) em |
| 全体 | quántǐ | all; entire |
| 球队 | qiúduì | sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc) |
| 全家 | quánjiā | whole family |
| 球场 | qiúchǎng | stadium; sports ground |
| 篮球 | lánqiú | basketball |
Questions about 全球
What does 全球 mean?
全球 (quánqiú) means "the whole world; worldwide; global" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 全球?
全球 is made of 2 characters: 全 (6 strokes), 球 (11 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 全球 an HSK word?
Yes. 全球 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 全球 and 世界?
世界 (shìjiè) is the everyday word for the world, as in 世界上 (shìjiè shang), in the world. 全球 stresses the whole globe or worldwide scope and often appears before nouns, like 全球变暖 (quánqiú biànnuǎn), global warming.
How do you say globalization in Chinese?
Globalization is 全球化 (quánqiúhuà), where 化 (huà) means to become or to make. For example, 经济全球化 (jīngjì quánqiúhuà) means economic globalization.