No. 131 in Chinese
全国
"Nationwide" or "the whole country."
In a sentence
全国各地的人们都在庆祝这个节日。
People from across the entire country are celebrating this festival.
In this sentence, '全国' means 'the whole country', emphasizing nationwide extent.
这是一家全国连锁的餐厅。
This is a nationwide chain restaurant.
Here, '全国' indicates that the restaurant chain operates throughout the entire country.
这项政策将在全国范围内实施。
This policy will be implemented nationwide.
'全国' emphasizes country-wide implementation of the policy in this context.
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