(qíng kuàng) - situation, circumstances, condition in Mandarin

qíngkuàng

Traditional: 情況

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Translation

situation, circumstances, condition

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Word origin

情况 (qíng kuàng) pairs 情 (qíng), 'feeling' or 'circumstance', built from the heart radical 忄 and 青 (qīng) as phonetic, with 况 (kuàng), 'condition' or 'situation'. The compound means 'situation' or 'circumstances'.

Origin
compound
Root
情 (qíng, 忄heart radical + 青 phonetic) + 况 (kuàng, condition)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 情

情

Stroke order for 况

况

Examples

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How is the situation?

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Stay calm in an emergency situation.

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Please tell me the latest situation.

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This kind of situation is rare.

情况 (qíng kuàng) - situation, circumstances, condition.

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This word is taught in chapter 6, lesson 3: 情况, 看见, 或者 and 7 more words.