情景

• Pinyin: qíng jǐng
• Hanzi breakdown: 情 = 忄(heart) + 青 (blue/green, phonetic) — feelings and emotions; 景 = 日 (sun) + 京 (capital, phonetic) — scenery, a view

Meaning

Scene; situation; scenario. A specific scene or set of circumstances, often with emotional overtones.

Refers to a particular scene, setting, or situation, often with an emotional dimension. Used in education (情景对话, situational dialogue), daily life (感人的情景, a moving scene), and creative contexts (情景喜剧, sitcom). Slightly more literary than 场景, and often implies emotional resonance with the moment described.

Examples

1. 看到这个感人的情景，很多人都流下了眼泪。 Seeing this moving scene, many people shed tears.
2. 老师让学生们模拟不同的生活情景来练习口语。 The teacher had the students simulate different life situations to practise speaking.
3. 小时候在老家过年的情景，我到现在还记得。 I still remember the scenes of celebrating New Year at my hometown when I was little.

Usage Guide

Context: education, storytelling, everyday

Tone: descriptive

Do Say

• 请根据这个情景写一段对话。(Please write a dialogue based on this scenario.)
• 那个告别的情景让我非常难忘。(That farewell scene was truly unforgettable for me.)

Don't Say

• 我看了三个情景 to mean 'I saw three scenic spots' (Don't use 情景 for tourist sights — use 景点 or 风景 instead; 情景 means a scenario or emotional scene)

Origin & History

A compound of 情 (emotion, feeling) and 景 (scene, scenery), together meaning 'a scene that evokes feeling' — a situation viewed with emotional engagement.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal