情形

qíngxing

noun HSK 6 #3,996

Meanings

HSK 5

请描述一下当时的情形。

Qǐng miáoshù yíxià dāngshí de qíngxing.

Please describe the circumstances at the time.

HSK 5

在这种情形下，我们只能等待。

Zài zhèzhǒng qíngxing xià, wǒmen zhǐnéng děngdài.

Under these circumstances, we can only wait.

HSK 5

情形比我们想象的更严重。

Qíngxing bǐ wǒmen xiǎngxiàng de gèng yánzhòng.

The situation is more serious than we imagined.

usage

情形 ≈ 情况 (qíngkuàng). Both mean 'situation,' but 情况 is more commonly used in everyday speech. 情形 is slightly more formal/written.

情 qíng

形 xíng