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情况

qíng kuàng · qing kuang

Traditional 情況

HSK 3Old HSK 4Measure words: 个 gè, 种 zhǒng

Meaning

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  1. circumstances; state of affairs; situation
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In a conversation

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How are the roads?

  1. Dengdeng

    路上(lùshang)的(de)情况(qíngkuàng)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    How is the situation on the roads?

  2. Liangliang

    堵车了(dǔchēle)，情况(qíngkuàng)不(bù)太(tài)好(hǎo)。

    There is a traffic jam. It is not good.

  3. Dengdeng

    地铁(dìtiě)呢(ne)？

    What about the subway?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)看了(kànle)，地铁(dìtiě)的(de)情况(qíngkuàng)也(yě)一样(yīyàng)。

    I checked. The subway is the same.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)走路(zǒulù)吧(ba)。

    Then let us walk.

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)查了(chále)，走路(zǒulù)要(yào)两个(liǎnggè)小时(xiǎoshí)……我们(wǒmen)还是(háishi)等等(děngděng)吧(ba)。

    I checked. Walking takes two hours... let us wait instead.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

人(rén)们(men)送(sòng)礼(lǐ)通(tōng)常(cháng)都(dōu)不(bú)会(huì)送(sòng)钱(qián)，但(dàn)是(shì)也(yě)会(huì)有(yǒu)例(lì)外(wài)的(de)情(qíng)况(kuàng)。

On gift-giving occasions, people generally avoid giving money, but there are exceptions.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)先(xiān)说(shuō)明(míng)一(yí)下(xià)当(dāng)时(shí)的(de)具(jù)体(tǐ)情(qíng)况(kuàng)。

Please first explain the specific situation at that time.

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情
qíng

(bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion; (bound form) situation; condition

况
kuàng

moreover; situation

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