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状态 zhuàngtài “condition” in Chinese

Traditional 狀態

What 状态 means

  1. condition
  2. state
  3. state of affairs

How to say 状态

  • 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态tài4th tone, falling

状态 in a sentence

  1. 自从手术后，我父亲一直处于良好的状态。

    Zìcóng shǒushù hòu, wǒ fùqīn yìzhí chǔyú liánghǎo de zhuàngtài.

    My father has been in good health ever since his operation.

    Sentence #334234 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 他状态真的很好。

    Tā zhuàngtài zhēnde hěn hǎo.

    He’s in really good form.

    Sentence #346668 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 你状态不对劲。

    Nǐ zhuàngtài búduìjìn.

    You don’t seem yourself.

    Sentence #13943567 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 状态 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 态 (tài) with each of its parts in a different colour
态tàiappearance
  • 太very · tàiSound part
  • 心heart · xīnMeaning part

心 hints at the meaning (heart); 太 (tài) hints at the sound. Compare it with tài.

How to write 状态

状 7 strokes · 态 8 strokes

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

Words related to 状态

Words with 状

形状xíngzhuàng · form状况zhuàngkuàng · condition症状zhèngzhuàng · symptom现状xiànzhuàng · current situation

Words with 态

态度tàidu · attitude神态shéntài · expression表态biǎotài · to state one’s position心态xīntài · mindset生态shēngtài · ecology动态dòngtài · trend事态shìtài · situation形态xíngtài · form姿态zītài · posture

More words: Ideas & Concepts

整体zhěngtǐ · whole种类zhǒnglèi · kind重量zhòngliàng · weight状况zhuàngkuàng · condition主题zhǔtí · theme组zǔ · group案例ànlì · case奥秘àomì · mystery

FAQs

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