微观

wēi guān · HSK 7

micro-

🔬 微观 = 微 tiny/minute + 观 view = the tiny-scale view, micro-level

微 means minute or tiny (as in 微小), and 观 means to view or observe (as in 观察). Together they name the micro view: the sub-atomic, microscopic scale, opposite of 宏观 (the macro view).

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