情势

qíng shì wēi jí

情势危急。

The situation is critical.

shùn yìng qíng shì

顺应情势

be resigned to the situation

qíng shì bù jiā

情势不佳

things look nasty

qíng shì suǒ pò

情势所迫

under the force of circumstances

guó jì qíng shì

国际情势

national state of affairs

qíng shì biàn de gèng fù zá

情势变得更复杂。

The situation gets more involved.

tā duì qíng shì de chǔ lǐ fēi cháng qiǎo miào

她对情势的处理非常巧妙。

Her handling of the situation was masterly.

wǒ men yào dòng chá dí wǒ qíng shì

我们要洞察敌我情势。

We need to perceive the situation on our side as well as on the enemy's.