事态

事态 shìtài

Situation (state of affairs)

事态 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體 事態 shitai

What 事态 means

  1. Situation (state of affairs)

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

事
shì
Matter (thing - accident - trouble - responsibility - job)
态
tài
Attitude

How to write 事态

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事态 in a sentence

事态正在向好的方向发展。
Shìtài zhèngzài xiàng hǎo de fāngxiàng fāzhǎn.
The situation is developing in a good direction.
他们努力控制事态。
Tāmen nǔlì kòngzhì shìtài.
They worked hard to keep the situation under control.

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What does 事态 mean in English?

事态 is pronounced shìtài and means Situation (state of affairs).

How do you pronounce 事态?

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

What are the characters in 事态?

事态 is written with 2 characters: 事 (shì) Matter (thing - accident - trouble - responsibility - job), 态 (tài) Attitude. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 事态 written in traditional Chinese?

事態. The simplified form 事态 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 事態 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced shìtài.

Is 事态 an HSK word?

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

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