情 qíng — feeling; emotion; passion; situation
他的心情今天很好。Tā de xīn qíng jīn tiān hěn hǎo.His mood is very good today.
Common words: 事情 (shì qing)、爱情 (ài qíng)、心情 (xīn qíng)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "situation"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "situation", including 情 (qíng), 况 (kuàng), 局 (jú). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "situation" covers 3 different Chinese characters — 情 (qíng), 况 (kuàng), 局 (jú) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 3 characters do not share a sound — their readings span qíng, kuàng, jú — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 情 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 情 qíngfeeling; emotion; passion; situationUseful words: 事情, 爱情
- 况 kuàngmoreover; situationUseful words: 情况, 状况
- 局 júnarrow; (a measure word used for games) set or round office; situation; officeUseful words: 邮局, 局长
Common words for these 3 "situation" characters
Anchor each of these 3 characters in a word you can picture — start with 情 (qíng) — so "situation" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
事情shì qingaffair; matter; thing; business爱情ài qíngromance; love (romantic)心情xīn qíngmood; frame of mind情况qíng kuàngcircumstances; state of affairs; situation状况zhuàng kuàngcondition; state; situation何况hé kuànglet alone; to say nothing of; besides; what's more邮局yóu júpost office局长jú zhǎngbureau chief局面jú miànaspect; phase; situation
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 3 ways to say "situation".
况 kuàng — moreover; situation
请告诉我现在的情况。Qǐng gào su wǒ xiàn zài de qíng kuàng.Please tell me the current situation.
Common words: 情况 (qíng kuàng)、状况 (zhuàng kuàng)、何况 (hé kuàng)
局 jú — narrow; (a measure word used for games) set or round office; situation; office
我去邮局寄信。Wǒ qù yóu jú jì xìn.I went to the post office to mail a letter.
Common words: 邮局 (yóu jú)、局长 (jú zhǎng)、局面 (jú miàn)
All 3 characters
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