Usage note
情况表示事情的状态或样子。
qíng kuàng biǎo shì shì qíng de zhuàng tài huò yàng zi。
Situation means the state or condition of something.
Context note
情况常出现在说明、询问和报告里。
qíng kuàng cháng chū xiàn zài shuō míng 、 xún wèn hé bào gào lǐ。
Situation often appears in explanations, questions, and reports.
5 examples
情况很好。
qíng kuàng hěn hǎo。
The situation is good.
什么情况？
shén me qíng kuàng？
What is going on?
请说明情况。
qǐng shuō míng qíng kuàng。
Please explain the situation.
现在情况很忙。
xiàn zài qíng kuàng hěn máng。
The situation is busy now.
这里的情况不一样。
zhè lǐ de qíng kuàng bù yí yàng。
The situation here is different.
5 mini stories
老师问我现在的情况怎么样。
lǎo shī wèn wǒ xiàn zài de qíng kuàng zěn me yàng。
The teacher asked me how the situation is now.
我把情况告诉了妈妈。
wǒ bǎ qíng kuàng gào sù le mā ma。
I told Mom the situation.
现在情况很好，我们可以继续。
xiàn zài qíng kuàng hěn hǎo， wǒ men kě yǐ jì xù。
The situation is good now, and we can continue.
他先看情况，再决定怎么做。
tā xiān kàn qíng kuàng， zài jué dìng zěn me zuò。
He first looks at the situation, then decides what to do.
遇到情况变化时，要保持冷静。
yù dào qíng kuàng biàn huà shí， yào bǎo chí lěng jìng。
When the situation changes, we should stay calm.
Mini dialogue
问情况
A
你最近的学习情况怎么样？
Nǐ zuìjìn de xuéxí qíngkuàng zěnme yàng?
How is your study situation recently?
B
情况很好，我觉得进步了很多。
Qíngkuàng hěn hǎo, wǒ juéde jìnbù le hěnduō.
The situation is very good. I feel I've made a lot of progress.
了解情况
A
老师想了解一下大家的情况。
Lǎoshī xiǎng liǎojiě yīxià dàjiā de qíngkuàng.
The teacher wants to understand everyone's situation.
B
好的，我会把作业的情况告诉老师。
Hǎo de, wǒ huì bǎ zuòyè de qíngkuàng gàosu lǎoshī.
Okay, I will tell the teacher about the homework situation.
Related words and contrasts
related
事情
shì qing
matter; thing
事情 is a thing happening, 情况 is the situation around it
similar
状态
zhuàng tài
state; condition
Both describe how things are