Posted by Bethany from WrittenChinese.Com

This week at WrittenChinese.com we have been studying Rank  #60 全国  (quánguó), meaning “across the entire country” or “nationwide”. In search of something interesting including 全国, we found this:

The Price of Eggs Across China: 2013年9月27日全国鸡蛋价格行情 (2013 nián 9 yuè 27 rì quánguó jīdàn jiàgé hángqíng)

Not that anyone cares about the price of eggs in China, but here is one context in which we now know we can use 全国!