状况 zhuàngkuàng condition
condition; state; situation
How to remember 状况: 状 state + 况 situation = condition.
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How it is used
- Condition/state/situation - 健康状况 (jiànkāng zhuàngkuàng) health condition, 经济状况 financial situation.
- 状况 is the overall state/condition of something (often with problems implied): 出状况 (chū zhuàngkuàng) something goes wrong.
- 状况 (state/condition) vs 情况 (qíngkuàng, circumstances/how things stand) - heavily overlapping; 状况 leans toward the condition/status of a thing.
- 状况良好 (zhuàngkuàng liánghǎo) = in good condition.
Example sentences
- 因为健康状况不佳，他没去成旅行。 Yīnwèi jiànkāng zhuàngkuàngbùjiā, tā méi qù chéng lǚxíng.Poor health prohibited him from traveling.
- 汤姆应该用别的方式处理这状况。 Tāngmǔ yīnggāi yòng biéde fāngshì chǔlǐ zhè zhuàngkuàng.Tom should have handled the situation differently.