家境

jiājìng

noun HSK 7-9 #29,524

Meanings

1 family financial situation
2 family circumstances

Characters

situation; circumstances; boundary

Examples

他家境不好，但学习很努力。

Tājiā jìng bùhǎo, dàn xuéxí hěn nǔlì.

His family is not well-off, but he studies very hard.

她的家境比较富裕。

Tā de jiājìng bǐjiào fùyù.

Her family circumstances are relatively affluent.

Tips

usage

家境 specifically refers to the economic/financial situation of a family. Common collocations: 家境贫寒 (poor family), 家境富裕 (wealthy family), 家境一般 (average family).

Stroke Order

家 jiā

境 jìng