状况
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
状况 (zhuàngkuàng) · condition
状况 (zhuàngkuàng) means “condition; situation”. It is written with 2 characters: 状 (state) + 况 (condition). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 状况 is built
The characters
状 zhuàng · state
What 状 is made of
- 丬qiáng — half of tree trunk
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冫bīng — ice
- 犬quǎn — dog
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 丶 — dot
- 大dà — big
Origin hint: 犬 gives the meaning, 丬 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
况 kuàng · condition
What 况 is made of
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 兄xiōng — elder brother
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Example sentences
他的身体状况很好。Tā de shēntǐ zhuàngkuàng hěn hǎo.He is in good health.
公司最近的状况怎么样？Gōngsī zuìjìn de zhuàngkuàng zěnmeyàng?How is the company doing lately?
Questions about 状况
What does 状况 mean?
状况 (zhuàngkuàng) means “condition; situation”.
How do you pronounce 状况?
状况 is pronounced zhuàngkuàng.
Which HSK level is 状况?
状况 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 形状xíngzhuàngshape
- 状态zhuàngtàistate
- 现状xiànzhuàngcurrent situation
- 症状zhèngzhuàngsymptom
- 情况qíngkuàngsituation
- 何况hékuànglet alone
- 况且kuàngqiěmoreover
Learn 状况 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 69: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.