情况

qíngkuàng

HSK 4 noun

circumstances; state of affairs; situation

In a story

这种情况以前很少见，可是最近常常发生，每次停留四十秒左右。This used to be rare, but lately it had happened often, each time for about forty seconds.末班地铁 · The Last Train · HSK 5

那天在茶馆里，只有一个人看见了当时的情况。That day in the teahouse, only one person had seen what happened.译错的一个字 · One Word Wrong · HSK 6

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