形势 (xíng shì) — (noun) situation, circumstances; (noun) terrain, strategic lay of the land
Definition
形势 covers both 'situation' (esp. political/military) and 'terrain'. 情形 and 情景 mean 'situation' only and stay neutral; 地形 is strictly physical terrain.
noun
situationcircumstancesterrainstrategic lay of the land
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 形势。Mù qián de xíng shì duì wǒ men hěn yǒu lì.The current situation is very favorable for us.
- 形势。Jūn duì zǐ xì yán jiū le dāng dì de xíng shì.The army carefully studied the local terrain.
- 形势。Tā fēn xī le guó jì xíng shì.He analyzed the international situation.
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