现状
Old HSK 6
现状 (xiànzhuàng) · current situation
现状 (xiànzhuàng) means “current situation; status quo”. It is written with 2 characters: 现 (to appear) + 状 (state). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 现状 is built
The characters
现 xiàn · to appear
What 现 is made of
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 见jiàn — to see
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: To see 见 jade 王; 见 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
我们不能满足于现状。Wǒmen bùnéng mǎnzú yú xiànzhuàng.We can't be content with the status quo.
他介绍了学校的现状。Tā jièshào le xuéxiào de xiànzhuàng.He described the current situation of the school.
Questions about 现状
What does 现状 mean?
现状 (xiànzhuàng) means “current situation; status quo”.
How do you pronounce 现状?
现状 is pronounced xiànzhuàng.
Which HSK level is 现状?
现状 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 现在xiànzàinow
- 出现chūxiànto appear
- 发现fāxiànto find
- 实现shíxiànto realize
- 表现biǎoxiànto perform
- 体现tǐxiànto reflect
- 现场xiànchǎngscene
- 现代xiàndàimodern
- 现金xiànjīncash
- 现实xiànshíreality
Learn 现状 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 196: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.