- 1. chessboard
- ♦ 棋局
- 2. game; set; innings
- ♦ 第一~ (in table tennis, etc.) the first game; the first set; (in shuttlecock, baseball and softball) the first innings
- 3. situation; state of affairs
- ♦ 全局
- 4. gathering
- ♦ 赌局
- 5. ruse; trap
- ♦ 骗局
- 6. part; portion
- ♦ 局部
- 7. bureau; office
- ♦ 教育~ bureau of education
- ♦ 邮政~ post office
- 8. (used in shop names) shop
- ♦ 书局