How to say “circumstances” in Chinese
circumstances, how things were
“Circumstances” in Chinese is 情形, qíng xing: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
情形 is read qíng xing: 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.
On the right, 彡 “pattern, outline”, as in 彩. On the left, 开.
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 “情形”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 情形. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 遇到这种情形，你会怎么办？yùdàozhèzhǒngqíngxing,nǐhuìzěnmebànWhat would you do in a situation like this?
More words from the lesson “Setting, occasion, state of affairs”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “circumstances” in Chinese?
“Circumstances” in Chinese is 情形, pinyin qíngxing.
What does 情形 mean?
情形 (qíngxing) means “circumstances, how things were”.
How do you write 情形?
情形 is 2 characters: 情 (qíng) — feeling; matter; 形 (xíng) — shape, form. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 情形?
情形 is read qíngxing. Tones: qíng — second tone, xing — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“circumstances” in the lesson “Setting, occasion, state of affairs”
This word is from the topic “Structure and links” of HSK 6. 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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