情形

qíngxing

noun HSK 5 #3,996

Meanings

请描述一下当时的情形。

Qǐng miáoshù yīxià dāngshí de qíngxing.

Please describe the circumstances at the time.

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.

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