事态
Old HSK 6
事态 (shìtài) · situation
事态 (shìtài) means “situation; state of affairs”. It is written with 2 characters: 事 (matter) + 态 (manner). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 事态 is built
The characters
事 shì · matter
What 事 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 亅 — hook
态 tài · manner
What 态 is made of
- 太tài — very
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 丶 — dot
- 大dà — big
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: 心 gives the meaning, 太 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
事态正在慢慢好转。Shìtài zhèngzài mànmàn hǎozhuǎn.The situation is slowly improving.
政府密切关注事态的发展。Zhèngfǔ mìqiè guānzhù shìtài de fāzhǎn.The government is closely following developments.
Questions about 事态
What does 事态 mean?
事态 (shìtài) means “situation; state of affairs”.
How do you pronounce 事态?
事态 is pronounced shìtài.
Which HSK level is 事态?
事态 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 没事儿méishìrit is all right
- 故事gùshistory
- 好事hǎoshìgood thing
- 事情shìqingthing
- 同事tóngshìcolleague
- 本事běnshiability
- 从事cóngshìto work in
- 事故shìgùaccident
- 事件shìjiànevent
- 事实shìshífact
Learn 事态 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 166: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.