形
势

Circumstances in Chinese: 形势 (xíng shì)

xíng shì

circumstances

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 形勢2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1circumstances
  2. 2situation
  3. 3terrain

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形
势

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄥˊ

xíng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

形势

Simplified

形勢

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 形势似乎非常紧张严峻。

    xíng shì sì hū fēi cháng jǐn zhāng yán jùn。

    The situation seemed very tense and dangerous.

  • 文章开头讲了当前的形势。

    wén zhāng kāi tóu jiǎng le dāng qián de xíng shì。

    The article begins with an account of the current situation.

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Related words

形

xíng

to appear

趋势

qū shì

trend

形成

xíng chéng

to form

形容

xíng róng

to describe

形式

xíng shì

outer appearance

形象

xíng xiàng

image

形状

xíng zhuàng

form

优势

yōu shì

superiority

姿势

zī shì

posture

地形

dì xíng

topography

情形

qíng xing

circumstances

势力

shì li

power

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