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事态

shì tài · shi tai

Traditional 事態

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. situation
  2. existing state of affairs
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The hiking trip grows

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)本来(běnlái)只(zhǐ)想(xiǎng)爬山(páshān)，现在(xiànzài)事态(shìtài)变(biàn)复杂(fùzá)了(le)。

    We only wanted to climb a hill, but now the situation is getting complicated.

  2. Dengdeng

    怎么(zěnme)了(le)？

    What happened?

  3. Liangliang

    琦琦(qíqí)也(yě)想(xiǎng)去(qù)，里昂(lǐáng)也(yě)想(xiǎng)去(qù)，还有(háiyǒu)他们(tāmen)的(de)朋友(péngyou)。

    Qiqi wants to come, Leon wants to come, and so do their friends.

  4. Dengdeng

    事态(shìtài)严重(yánzhòng)！已经(yǐjīng)十(shí)个(gè)人(rén)了(le)！

    This is serious! That is ten people already!

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)得(děi)租(zū)一(yī)辆(liàng)大巴(dàbā)。

    Then we need to rent a coach.

  6. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)的(de)爬山(páshān)计划(jìhuà)变成(biànchéng)了(le)旅游团(lǚyóutuán)。

    Our hiking plan has turned into a tour group.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

事(shì)态(tài)的(de)发(fā)展(zhǎn)超(chāo)出(chū)了(le)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)人(rén)的(de)预(yù)料(liào)。

The development of the situation exceeded everyone's expectations.

02

警(jǐng)方(fāng)正(zhèng)在(zài)密(mì)切(qiè)关(guān)注(zhù)事(shì)态(tài)的(de)进(jìn)展(zhǎn)。

The police are closely monitoring the progress of the situation.

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