现状

現狀

xiànzhuàng

noun HSK 5 #7,503

Meanings

The current state — how things stand right now.

Wǒmen bìxū gǎibiàn xiànzhuàng.

We must change the current situation.

Tā duì xiànzhuàng hěn bù mǎnyì.

He is very dissatisfied with the status quo.

Wéichí xiànzhuàng bú shì chángjiǔ zhī jì.

Maintaining the status quo is not a long-term solution.

usage

维持现状 = maintain the status quo, 改变现状 = change the current situation, 满足现状 = be content with things as they are. All very common expressions.

现 xiàn

状 zhuàng