情况情況 qíngkuàng — situation, circumstances, how things stand
qíngkuàng (second tone, rising)qing2kuang4
Traditional: 情況
situation, circumstances, how things stand
HSK 4· HSK 1–4 (classic)nounMeasure word 种
Meanings
situation, circumstances, how things stand
情, the state of affairs, and 况, a condition — a snapshot of how things currently stand, ready to change tomorrow. It is what one asks about with 怎么样: 你家里的情况怎么样？, how are things at home?
noun
Common combinations
- 了解情况liǎojiě (third tone, dipping) qíngkuàng (second tone, rising)
to get a picture of the situation, to find out how things stand
Example sentences
- 你家里的情况怎么样？你家裡的情況怎麼樣？Nǐ (third tone, dipping) jiā (first tone, high and level) li (neutral tone) de (neutral tone) qíngkuàng (second tone, rising) zěnmeyàng? (third tone, dipping)···
How are things at your place?
- 根据现在的情况，我们应该改变计划。根據現在的情況，我們應該改變計劃。Gēnjù (first tone, high and level) xiànzài (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) qíngkuàng, (second tone, rising) wǒmen (third tone, dipping) yīnggāi (first tone, high and level) gǎibiàn (third tone, dipping) jìhuà. (fourth tone, falling)···
Given the current situation, we should change the plan.
Common mistakes
Not quite你家里情况怎么样？
Correct你家里的情况怎么样？
As with most abstract nouns following a possessor, 情况 needs 的 to attach to what comes before it — 你家里的情况, "how things stand at your place." Dropping the 的 leaves the phrase sounding unfinished.