规模
Meaning
- scale; scope; extent
Example sentence
农村好像要大规模发展了。
It seems the rural area will be developed on a large scale.
Characters in 规模
- 规 guī rule, regulation; compasses
- 模 mó a mould, a pattern; a model
规 a rule plus 模, a pattern. 模 gives 模型 and 模特儿; the pattern something is built to, hence its scale.