情形

情形 qíngxing

Situation

情形 in a sentence HSK 6 qingxing

What 情形 means

Situation

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Character by character

情形 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

情

qíng

Feelings (emotion)

形

xíng

Shape (appear - compare - body)

Words that share a character with 情形

How to write 情形

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情形 in a sentence

当时的情形我记得很清楚。

Dāngshí de qíngxing wǒ jìde hěn qīngchu.

I remember the situation at the time very clearly.

现在的情形比预想的好。

Xiànzài de qíngxing bǐ yùxiǎng de hǎo.

The present situation is better than expected.

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Sounds the same as 情形

These are also written qingxing without tone marks. Tones and context are what keep them apart — which is why the tone is part of the word, not an accent on it.

清醒 qīngxǐng

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Questions about 情形

What does 情形 mean in English?

情形 is pronounced qíngxing and means Situation.

How do you pronounce 情形?

情形 is qíngxing in pinyin — written qingxing without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 情形?

情形 is written with 2 characters: 情 (qíng) Feelings (emotion), 形 (xíng) Shape (appear - compare - body). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 情形 an HSK word?

Yes — 情形 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

清真 qīngzhēn 情报 qíngbào 情节 qíngjié 情理 qínglǐ 晴朗 qínglǎng 请柬 qǐngjiǎn 请教 qǐngjiào 请示 qǐngshì

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