经纬 (經緯) jīngwěi

  1. jīngwěi noun main points; longitude and latitude
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '經緯')
  2. jīngwěi noun warp and weft
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (GHC '经纬' 1)
  3. jīngwěi noun a perpendicular pattern of streets
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (GHC '经纬' 2)
  4. jīngwěi noun social order and laws
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense, 经纬 has the same meaning as 纲纪 or 法度 (GHC '经纬' 4).
  5. jīngwěi verb to plan a policy; to organize; to lead
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (GHC '经纬' 5, 6, 7)

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