此情此景 (cǐ qíng cǐ jǐng) — this very scene and moment; the current situation (as emotionally significant)

Definition

A literary idiom meaning 'this very moment and scene' — used to highlight how the current situation feels emotionally charged or memorable. More poetic than a plain 此景.

idiom
this very scene and momentthe current situation (as emotionally significant)

Examples

  • 此情此景，。
    Miàn duì cǐ qíng cǐ jǐng, wǒ bù jīn xiǎng qǐ le wǎng shì.
    Facing this scene, I couldn't help but think of the past.
  • 此情此景。
    cǐ qíng cǐ jǐng Ràng wǒ gǎn dòng dé shuō bù chū huà lái.
    This scene moved me so much that I was speechless.
  • 此情此景，？
    cǐ qíng cǐ jǐng, Nǐ huì zěn me xíng róng ne?
    How would you describe this scene?

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

此情this feeling
此cǐthis情qíngfeeling
偏正Modifier + head
此景this scene
此cǐthis景jǐngscene
偏正Modifier + head

此 points to the present, 情 gives feeling, 景 gives scene: this feeling and scene.

Characters in this word

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

此 shows 止 (feet) and 人 (person), drawing a person stopping, to mean 'this' or 'here.'

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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.

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

此 shows 止 (feet) and 人 (person), drawing a person stopping, to mean 'this' or 'here.'

Open 此 →

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
日日rìsun
Sound part声符shēngfú
京
京jīng景jǐng
Same sound today

景 has 日 (sun) with 京, which gives its sound; it originally meant sunlight.

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