Chinese word

现状

Pronunciation

Pinyinxiàn zhuàng

Meaning

  • nouncurrent situation

Example

我们必须面对现状，想办法改进。wǒ men bì xū miàn duì xiàn zhuàng xiǎng bàn fǎ gǎi jìn

We must face the current situation and think of ways to improve it.

Illustration for 现状 (current situation)

More examples

为了改善现状，政府出台了新的政策。wèi le gǎi shàn xiàn zhuàng zhèng fǔ chū tái le xīn de zhèng cè

To improve the current situation, the government introduced new policies.

Core concept

A clear picture of how things actually are at the present time.

Common phrases

  • 保持现状bǎo chí xiàn zhuàng

    maintain the current situation

  • 改善现状gǎi shàn xiàn zhuàng

    improve the current situation

  • 打破现状dǎ pò xiàn zhuàng

    break the status quo

  • 现状调查xiàn zhuàng diào chá

    current situation survey

Similar words

情况qíng kuàng: The specific circumstances or details surrounding an event or matter.
状况zhuàng kuàng: The present condition of a person or thing, especially how well it is doing.
状态zhuàng tài: The state or condition in which something exists at a particular time.

Definition in Chinese

指当前存在的事实情况，强调可观察到或可证明的状态，而不包括主观猜测或计划。zhǐ dāng qián cún zài de shì shí qíng kuàng qiáng diào kě guān chá dào huò kě zhèng míng de zhuàng tài ér bù bāo kuò zhǔ guān cāi cè huò jì huà

Word origin

现 (xiàn, "current") + 状 (zhuàng, "state") forms a word for the state that exists and can be observed now.

Usage tips

  • It commonly appears in questions and answers about how a project, place, or relationship is doing, keeping the discussion focused on the present.

Other meanings

  • status quonoun

Opposites

  • 理想状态lí xiǎng zhuàng tàiideal statenoun
  • 新局面xīn jú miànnew phasenoun

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