事态

事態

shìtài

noun HSK 7-9 #7,141

Meanings

1 situation
2 state of affairs

Characters

state; condition

Examples

HSK 4

事态越来越严重了。

Shìtài yuèláiyuè yánzhòng le.

The situation is becoming more and more serious.

HSK 5

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