现状 (xiàn zhuàng) — current situation; status quo | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

现状 means the situation as it stands now — a fixed state you observe and react to, not a moment in time (that's 目前). Closer to 状况 but more focused on the present.

noun

current situationstatus quo

Examples

现状。
Wǒ men yīng gāi zhèng shì mù qián de xiàn zhuàng.
We should face the current situation squarely.
现状。
Zhè ge dì qū de jīng jì xiàn zhuàng lìng rén dān yōu.
The economic situation in this region is worrying.
现状。
Gōng sī guǎn lǐ céng zhèng zài píng gū dāng qián de xiàn zhuàng.
The company management is evaluating the current situation.

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.

现xiàncurrent

状zhuàngsituation

现 (current) and 状 (situation) combine to mean the situation as it is now.

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 現; 现 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

玉玉yùjade

Sound part声符shēngfú

見

見jiàn現

Same sound today

The traditional form 現 pairs 玉 (jade) with 見 as a sound part; the simplified 现 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the historical parts.

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 狀; 状 is its simplified writing.

爿犬狀

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

爿

爿pán狀zhuàng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 狀 pairs 犬 (dog) with 爿 as a sound component; the simplified 状 is a shorthand, not the historical shape.

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