qíng xing
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  • n.circumstances; condition; situation; state of affairs

    • dà jiā kàn le zhè zhǒng qíng xing fēi cháng qì fèn

      大家情形非常气愤

      People felt indignant at this state of affairs.

    • kàn qíng xing kě néng yào xià yǔ

      情形可能下雨

      It looks like rain.

    • zài qí tā guó jiā yě huì fā xiàn yī yàng de qíng xing

      其他国家发现一样情形

      Similar conditions are to be found in other countries.

    • shēng huó qíng xing

      生活情形

      living conditions

    • xiàn zài qíng xing wán quán bù yī yàng le

      现在情形完全一样

      Things now are completely different.

    • gēn jù qíng xing bàn shì

      根据情形办事

      deal with the matter according to the circumstances

    • tā de qíng xing zěn me yàng

      情形怎么样

      What are her circumstances?

    • xǔ duō lǎo shī rèn wéi wèi lái jǐ nián qíng xing huì gèng zāo

      许多老师认为未来情形

      A lot of teachers expect the situation to worsen over the next few years.

    • dāng dì bào zhǐ duì tā de sǐ wáng qíng xing jìn xíng le xiáng xì bào dào

      当地报纸死亡情形进行详细报道

      The circumstances of her death were graphically recorded in the local press.

Word usage

  • Note
    "情形" is different from "情况". "情形" emphasizes specificity and is mostly used in specific situations; "情况" emphasizes comprehensiveness and generality.
  • "情形" is often matched with measure word "种".
    • 情形

      one situation