情境 qíngjìng situation
situation; context; setting; environment
How to remember 情境: 情 feeling + 境 boundary = situation.
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How it is used
- A situation/context/setting, especially the circumstances around an event - 具体情境 (jùtǐ qíngjìng) the specific context, 情境教学 (qíngjìng jiàoxué) situational teaching.
- Emphasizes the surrounding scene/atmosphere one is in; overlaps with 情景 (qíngjǐng, a scene), but 情境 is more abstract circumstance.
- Common in education, psychology, and design (情境模拟 scenario simulation).
Example sentences
- 最坏的情境是什么？ Zuìhuài de qíngjìng shì shénme?What's the worst-case scenario?