情况

• 拼音: qíng kuàng
• 汉字拆解: 情 = 忄(heart) + 青 (green/young, phonetic); 况 = 冫(ice) + 兄 (elder brother, phonetic), meaning condition or state

含义

Situation; circumstance; condition. A general term for the state of affairs or how things stand.

One of the most frequently used nouns in Chinese. Covers a wide range of meanings: the current state of something (目前的情况), conditions (交通情况 = traffic conditions), what happened (了解情况 = find out what happened). Essential in both casual conversation and formal reports.

例句

1. 请你介绍一下目前的情况。
2. 最近公司的经营情况怎么样？
3. 在这种情况下，我们只能推迟会议。

用法指南

语境: reports, questions, analysis, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你能说说具体情况吗？(Can you tell us about the specific situation?)
• 情况比我想的好多了。(The situation is much better than I expected.)

错误说法

• 今天的天气情况很热。(Avoid using 情况 redundantly — 天气 already means weather conditions. Just say 今天很热 or 今天天气很热.)

起源与历史

情 means feeling or state; 况 means condition or moreover. Together they describe the emotional and factual state of a matter — the full picture of how things are.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal