situation; condition; state
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
situation; condition; state of affairs; circumstances
literaryA formal and literary term used in written contexts to describe the state, condition, or circumstances of a matter. Often used in narrative or descriptive writing.
Qí其
zhōng中
qíng情
zhuàng状
，
nán难
yǐ以
yán言
shù述
。
The circumstances of the matter are too difficult to describe in words.
Tā他
bǎ把
dāng当
shí时
de的
qíng情
zhuàng状
xiáng详
xì细
miáo描
shù述
le了
yī一
biàn遍
。
He described the situation at that time in great detail.
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Xiàn现
chǎng场
de的
qíng情
zhuàng状
shí十
fēn分
hùn混
luàn乱
。
The scene was in a state of utter chaos.
Zhè这
fú幅
yóu油
huà画
shēng生
dòng动
de地
zài再
xiàn现
le了
dāng当
shí时
de的
qíng情
zhuàng状
。
This oil painting vividly recreates the circumstances of that time.