情形

qíngxing

noun HSK 5 #3,996

Meanings

Qǐng miáoshù yīxià dāngshí de qíngxing.

Please describe the circumstances at the time.

Zài zhè zhǒng qíngxing xià, wǒmen zhǐ néng děngdài.

Under these circumstances, we can only wait.

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