事态

事態

shìtài

noun HSK 7 #7,141

Meanings

1 situation
2 state of affairs

Characters

state; condition

Examples

事态越来越严重了。

Shìtài yuèláiyuè yánzhòngle.

The situation is becoming more and more serious.

我们必须控制事态的发展。

Wǒmen bìxū kòngzhì shìtài de fāzhǎn.

We must control the development of the situation.

Tips

usage

事态 is formal and typically refers to a developing situation, often negative. Common collocations: 事态严重 (situation is serious), 事态发展 (development of the situation).

Stroke Order

事 shì

态 tài