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国情 (guó qíng) — national conditions; the specific characteristics and circumstances of a country

Definition

国情 refers to a country's specific national conditions — its political, economic, and social situation — and is used mainly in formal or policy contexts, unlike the everyday word 情况 which describes a general situation.

noun
national conditionsthe specific characteristics and circumstances of a country

Examples

  • 国情，。
    Zhōng guó de guó qíng hěn fù zá, xū yào màn màn liǎo jiě.
    China's national conditions are very complex and need to be understood gradually.
  • 国情。
    Tā xiě le yì běn guān yú měi guó guó qíng de shū.
    He wrote a book about the national conditions of the United States.
  • 国情。
    Gēn jù zì jǐ guó jiā de guó qíng lái zhì dìng zhèng cè.
    Formulate policies based on your own country's national conditions.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

国guócountry
情qíngcircumstances

The characters for country and circumstances combine to mean a country's conditions.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 國; 国 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
囗囗wéiclosure
Sound part声符shēngfú
或
或huò國guó
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 國 uses 囗 to show closure and 或 to give the sound.

Open 国 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
青
青qīng情qíng
Same sound today

情 shows 心 (heart) beside 青, which gives the sound. The heart part points to feelings and inner states.

Open 情 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 6

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