局部

• Pinyin: jú bù
• Hanzi breakdown: 局 = 尸 + 句 (bounded section); 部 = 立 + 口 + 阝 (division/part)

Meaning

Local part; partial area. A specific section or portion of a whole, as opposed to the entirety.

Used in medical, geographic, and analytical contexts to describe a limited region or scope. Contrasts with 整体 (the whole). Common in academic and professional writing.

Examples

1. 医生说这只是局部感染，不会向周围组织扩散。 The doctor said it’s only a localized infection and won’t spread to the surrounding tissue.
2. 这次洪水造成了局部地区的严重损失，整体影响有限。 This flood caused severe losses in certain areas, but the overall impact is limited.
3. 该问题需要从整体而非局部的角度加以分析。 This issue needs to be analyzed from an overall perspective, not a partial one.

Usage Guide

Context: medicine, analysis, geography

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 手术只影响局部组织，术后恢复期相对较短。(The surgery only affects local tissue, so the post-operative recovery period is relatively short.)
• 报告指出此次灾害的破坏属于局部现象，尚未波及全国。(The report noted that the damage from this disaster was a localized phenomenon and had not yet spread nationwide.)

Don't Say

• 这是一个局部的问题 — prefer 局部问题 (drop 的 when 局部 directly modifies a noun)

Origin & History

局 (section/part) + 部 (division/portion)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal