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实况 (shí kuàng) — live broadcast, live coverage (media context); actual situation, real scene (general)

Definition

实况 refers to what's happening live in real time — used for broadcasts and on-the-spot coverage (e.g. 比赛实况). Unlike 现场 (the physical scene/site) or 直播 (the act of broadcasting live), 实况 is the unfolding event itself.

noun
live broadcastlive coverage (media context)actual situationreal scene (general)

Examples

  • 实况？
    Zhè chǎng zú qiú sài yǒu shí kuàng zhuǎn bō ma?
    Is there a live broadcast of this football match?
  • 实况。
    Jì zhě zài xiàn chǎng jìn xíng le quán chéng shí kuàng bào dào.
    The reporter gave full live coverage at the scene.
  • 实况。
    Guān zhòng kě yǐ tōng guò shǒu jī guān kàn yīn yuè huì shí kuàng.
    Audience can watch the concert live via mobile phone.

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.

实shíactual
况kuàngsituation

Actual situation gives live coverage or a real scene.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 實; 实 is its simplified writing.

  • 宀宀miánroof
  • 周周zhōucarved jade
  • 貝貝bèishellfish; cowrie

The traditional form 實 has 宀 'roof' above 周 'carved jade' and 貝 'cowrie'; the simplified 实 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical pieces.

Open 实 →

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 況; 况 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
氵Written in full as水shuǐriver
Sound part声符shēngfú
兄
兄xiōng況kuàng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 況 pairs 氵 (river) with 兄 as the sound part; the simplified 况 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the original pieces.

Open 况 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Abstract ConceptsMedia & News

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