幅員

简 幅员 · 繁 幅員
Mandarin · pinyin fú yuán

Meanings

  1. size (i.e. area) of a country, geographical region or school campus etc
  2. (fig.) scope
  3. extent
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幅
fú · piece, strip, breadth of, hem
員
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员
yuán · member; personnel, staff member
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2–2 · fu2 yuan2

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fuk1 jyun4

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noun

  1. size of a country's territory
  2. (by extension) size; range

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