HSK 5 · Ideas

情景 qíngjǐng “scene” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 情景 means

  1. scene
  2. spectacle
  3. circumstances
  4. situation

How to say 情景

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale情qíng2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale景jǐng3rd tone, dipping

情景 in a sentence

  1. 我被这情景吓到了。

    Wǒ bèi zhè qíngjǐng xià dào le.

    I was frightened by the scene.

    Sentence #1358453 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我决不会忘记去年与总统握手的情景。

    Wǒ jué bú huì wàngjì qùnián yǔ zǒngtǒng wòshǒu de qíngjǐng.

    I’ll never forget shaking hands with the President last year.

    Sentence #678932 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 情景 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 情 (qíng) with each of its parts in a different colour
情qíngfeelings; emotion; sentiment; passion
  • 忄heart form of 心 · xīnMeaning part
  • 青blue-green · qīngSound part

忄 hints at the meaning (heart); 青 (qīng) hints at the sound. Compare it with qíng.

The character 景 (jǐng) with each of its parts in a different colour
景jǐngscenery
  • 日sun · rì
  • 京capital city · jīng

How to write 情景

情 11 strokes · 景 12 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

情景 (qíngjǐng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 情景 (qíngjǐng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 情景

Words with 情

事情shìqing · matter热情rèqíng · cordial爱情àiqíng · romance感情gǎnqíng · emotion同情tóngqíng · to sympathise with心情xīnqíng · mood情况qíngkuàng · circumstances表情biǎoqíng · (facial) expression情绪qíngxù · mood激情jīqíng · passion

Words with 景

景色jǐngsè · scenery风景fēngjǐng · scenery背景bèijǐng · background前景qiánjǐng · prospects

More words: Ideas & Concepts

目标mùbiāo · target内部nèibù · inside奇迹qíjì · miracle前途qiántú · prospects趋势qūshì · trend实践shíjiàn · practice事实shìshí · fact事物shìwù · thing

FAQs

情景 (qíngjǐng) means “scene” or “spectacle”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it qíngjǐng: qíng with a 2nd tone, then jǐng with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 情景 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type qingjing with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 情景 from the suggestions. Typing qingjing into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
情景 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.