HSK · Level 60
105 words
Chinese word
状况
Pronunciation
Pinyinzhuàng kuàng
Meaning
- nounsituation
Example
他的状况比昨天好多了。tā de zhuàng kuàng bǐ zuó tiān hǎo duō le
His situation is much better than yesterday.
More examples
老师问了学生的学习状况。lǎo shī wèn le xué shēng de xué xí zhuàng kuàng
The teacher asked the student about their learning situation.
Core concept
The visible set of circumstances that shows where someone or something stands at a given time.
Common phrases
学习状况xué xí zhuàng kuàng
learning situation
生活状况shēng huó zhuàng kuàng
living conditions
了解状况liáo jiě zhuàng kuàng
understand the situation
Similar words
情况qíng kuàng: The overall circumstances and surrounding facts of a matter or event.
状态zhuàng tài: The way a person or thing currently exists, functions, or appears at a particular moment.
Definition in Chinese
指某人在某一时点的身体、心理或事务的情形，也可指事物的运行或发展的状态。zhǐ mǒu rén zài mǒu yì shí diǎn de shēn tǐ xīn lǐ huò shì wù de qíng xíng yě kě zhǐ shì wù de yùn xíng huò fā zhǎn de zhuàng tài
Word origin
状 (zhuàng, "state") points to how something appears, while 况 (kuàng, "circumstances") adds the surrounding facts, forming a word for an overall current picture.
Usage tips
- Unlike the English word "situation", which can suggest a problem in some contexts, 状况 (zhuàngkuàng, "situation") is neutral and can describe improvement as well as trouble.
Other meanings
- statenoun
- conditionnoun
- physical conditionnoun