How to say “situation” in Chinese
situation, circumstances
“Situation” in Chinese is 情况, qíng kuàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
情况 is read qíng kuàng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 忄 “heart”. In 事情 it is read with the neutral tone.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “情况”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 情况. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 现在的情况很复杂xiànzàideqíngkuànghěnfùzáThe situation is complicated right now.
- 你那边情况怎么样？nǐnàbiānqíngkuàngzěnmeyàngHow are things on your end?
- 这种情况很少见zhèzhǒngqíngkuànghěnshǎojiànThis kind of situation is rare.
- 面对这种情况我们应该冷静miànduìzhèzhǒngqíngkuàng,wǒmenyīnggāilěngjìngFaced with a situation like this, we should stay calm.
- 情况紧急，快叫救护车！qíngkuàngjǐnjí,kuàijiàojiùhùchēIt's an emergency — call an ambulance, quick!
- 情况变得更糟了qíngkuàngbiàndegèngzāoleThings have gotten even worse.
More words from the lesson “Although and however”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “situation” in Chinese?
“Situation” in Chinese is 情况, pinyin qíngkuàng.
What does 情况 mean?
情况 (qíngkuàng) means “situation, circumstances”.
How do you write 情况?
情况 is 2 characters: 情 (qíng) — feeling; matter; 况 (kuàng) — situation, circumstances. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 情况?
情况 is read qíngkuàng. Tones: qíng — second tone, kuàng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“situation” in the lesson “Although and however”
This word is from the topic “Society and country” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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