Meaning of 情形
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- circumstances; situation; state of affairs
How to use 情形
情形 describes how a specific situation looks or has developed, often something you observed or that happened in a particular case. It is common in spoken and written Chinese, often after words like 这种 or 当时. Example: 当时的情形很危险。(Dāngshí de qíngxing hěn wēixiǎn.) The situation at that time was very dangerous.
情 (qíng) means feelings or conditions, and 形 (xíng) means shape or form. Put together, 情形 is the shape that things have taken, the way a situation looks right now.
Common mistake: Learners often say the second syllable with a full second tone, xíng. In standard speech it is usually neutral tone, qíngxing. Some also write 型 (xíng, model or type) instead of 形, but 形 is the correct character here.
情形 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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情 qíng · feelings · 11 strokes
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形 xíng · to appear · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 情形.
| 事情 | shìqing | affair; matter; thing; business |
| 爱情 | àiqíng | romance; love (romantic) |
| 心情 | xīnqíng | mood; frame of mind |
| 热情 | rèqíng | cordial; enthusiastic |
| 情况 | qíngkuàng | circumstances; state of affairs; situation |
| 感情 | gǎnqíng | emotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons |
| 形成 | xíngchéng | to form; to take shape |
| 情感 | qínggǎn | feeling; emotion |
| 形式 | xíngshì | outer appearance; form |
| 形象 | xíngxiàng | image; form |
| 形状 | xíngzhuàng | form; shape |
| 表情 | biǎoqíng | (facial) expression; to express one's feelings |
Questions about 情形
What does 情形 mean?
情形 (qíngxing) means "circumstances; situation; state of affairs" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 情形?
情形 is made of 2 characters: 情 (11 strokes), 形 (7 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 情形 an HSK word?
Yes. 情形 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 情形 and 情况?
Both mean situation. 情况 (qíngkuàng) is more general and more common, and it fits formal reports, as in 经济情况. 情形 focuses more on the concrete look or scene of what happened, as in 当时的情形.
Can 情形 be used to describe a person's feelings?
Not usually. For mood or feelings, use 心情 (xīnqíng) or 感情 (gǎnqíng). 情形 is about an outside state of affairs, not inner emotion.