现状 xiànzhuàng current situation
How to remember 现状: 现 the present + 状 state = current situation.
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How it is used
- The current state of affairs / status quo - 维持现状 (wéichí xiànzhuàng) maintain the status quo; 改变现状 change the current situation.
- More formal/written than 现在的情况. Habitually pairs with 维持、改变、了解、分析.