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状况 zhuàngkuàng “condition” in Chinese

Traditional 狀況

What 状况 means

  1. condition
  2. state
  3. situation

How to say 状况

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale状zhuàng4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale况kuàng4th tone, falling

状况 in a sentence

  1. 他似乎对自己的状况不满意。

    Tā sìhū duì zìjǐ de zhuàngkuàng bù mǎnyì.

    He doesn’t seem happy with his situation.

    Sentence #431610 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 今天早上高速公路上的交通状况正常。

    Jīntiān zǎoshang gāosùgōnglù shàng de jiāotōng zhuàngkuàng zhèngcháng.

    Traffic on the motorway is normal this morning.

    Sentence #3695643 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 根据当前的状况，这个项目绝对会成功。

    Gēnjù dāngqián de zhuàngkuàng, zhè ge xiàngmù juéduì huì chénggōng.

    Judging from the current situation, this project is sure to succeed.

    Sentence #2915531 from Tatoeba

How 状况 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 状 (zhuàng) with each of its parts in a different colour
状zhuàngform; appearance; shape
  • 丬half of tree trunk · qiángSound part
  • 犬dog · quǎnMeaning part

犬 hints at the meaning (dog); 丬 (qiáng) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhuàng.

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 状况

状 7 strokes · 况 7 strokes

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

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

Words related to 状况

Words with 状

形状xíngzhuàng · form状态zhuàngtài · condition症状zhèngzhuàng · symptom现状xiànzhuàng · current situation

Words with 况

情况qíngkuàng · circumstances何况hékuàng · let alone况且kuàngqiě · moreover

More words: Ideas & Concepts

原则yuánzé · principle整体zhěngtǐ · whole种类zhǒnglèi · kind重量zhòngliàng · weight状态zhuàngtài · condition主题zhǔtí · theme组zǔ · group案例ànlì · case

FAQs

状况 (zhuàngkuàng) means “condition” or “state”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it zhuàngkuàng: zhuàng with a 4th 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, 状况 is written 狀況. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhuangkuang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 状况 from the suggestions. Typing zhuangkuang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
状况 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.