HSK 4 · Objects

情况 qíngkuàng “circumstances” in Chinese

Traditional 情況

What 情况 means

  1. circumstances
  2. state of affairs
  3. situation

Measure word 种 zhǒng · 一种情况 yì zhǒng qíngkuàng

How to say 情况

  • 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 fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale况kuàng4th tone, falling

情况 in a sentence

  1. 现在情况怎么样？

    Xiànzài qíngkuàng zěnmeyàng?

    What’s the situation now?

    Sentence #9473448 from Tatoeba

  2. 这得看情况。

    Zhè děi kàn qíngkuàng.

    That depends on the situation.

    Sentence #1768156 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 如果情况有任何变化，请务必通知我。

    Rúguǒ qíngkuàng yǒu rènhé biànhuà, qǐng wùbì tōngzhī wǒ.

    Please inform me of any changes in the situation.

    Sentence #2334180 from Tatoeba

How 情况 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 况 (kuàng) with each of its parts in a different colour
况kuàngmoreover
  • 冫ice · bīng
  • 兄elder brother · xiōng

How to write 情况

情 11 strokes · 况 7 strokes

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

Words related to 情况

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表情biǎoqíng · (facial) expression情绪qíngxù · mood情景qíngjǐng · scene激情jīqíng · passion

Words with 况

状况zhuàngkuàng · condition何况hékuàng · let alone况且kuàngqiě · moreover

More words: Everyday Things

内容nèiróng · content脾气píqi · temper乒乓球pīngpāngqiú · table tennis桥qiáo · bridge区别qūbié · difference缺点quēdiǎn · weak point任务rènwu · mission日记rìjì · diary

FAQs

情况 (qíngkuàng) means “circumstances” or “state of affairs”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it qíngkuàng: qíng with a 2nd tone, then kuàng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 情况 is written 情況. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 种 (zhǒng). For example, one circumstances is 一种情况 (yì zhǒng qíngkuàng).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type qingkuang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 情况 from the suggestions. Typing qingkuang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
情况 is an HSK 4 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.