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情境 (qíng jìng) — (noun) situation; context; setting; environment (with a focus on the specific circumstances and atmosphere)

Definition

情境 emphasizes the specific circumstances and atmosphere of a situation, often in hypothetical or constructed scenarios. Compare 场景 (the visible scene) and 背景 (the backdrop or context behind something).

noun
situationcontextsettingenvironment (with a focus on the specific circumstances and atmosphere)

Examples

  • 情境。
    Zhè ge qíng jìng ràng rén gǎn dào fēi cháng jǐn zhāng.
    This situation makes people feel very tense.
  • 情境，。
    Zài bù tóng de qíng jìng xià, rén de fǎn yìng yě huì bù tóng.
    Under different circumstances, people's reactions will also differ.
  • 情境。
    Lǎo shī shè jì le yí gè duì huà qíng jìng ràng xué shēng liàn xí.
    The teacher designed a dialogue scenario for students to practice.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

情qíngcircumstances
境jìngsetting

情 (circumstances) and 境 (setting) together describe the surrounding situation.

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.

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 →

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
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
竟
竟jìng境jìng
Same sound today

境 pairs 土 (earth) with 竟, which gives the sound; the 土 part carries the meaning.

Open 境 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Abstract Concepts

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