How to say “situation” in Chinese
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“Situation” in Chinese is 形势, xíng shì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
形势 is read xíng shì: 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 right, 彡 “pattern, outline”, as in 彩. On the left, 开.
Below, 力 “strength”; on top, 执.
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 “形势”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “situation” in Chinese?
“Situation” in Chinese is 形势, pinyin xíngshì.
What does 形势 mean?
形势 (xíngshì) means “situation”.
How do you write 形势?
形势 is 2 characters: 形 (xíng) — shape, form; 势 (shì) — force, power; situation. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 形势?
形势 is read xíngshì. Tones: xíng — second tone, shì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“situation” in the lesson “Announce and publish”
This word is from the topic “The world and the news” of HSK 5. 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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