状态 (zhuàng tài) — condition; state | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

状态 focuses on the current condition of a person or thing (health, machine, mood). 状况 is close but leans toward 'overall situation'; 情况 is broader 'situation/circumstances'.

noun

conditionstate

Measure word · 个

Examples

状态。
Tā de shēn tǐ zhuàng tài hěn hǎo.
His physical condition is very good.
状态。
Zhè zuò chéng shì de jīng jì zhuàng tài zài màn màn huī fù.
The economic condition of this city is slowly recovering.
状态。
Bìng rén de zhuàng tài yǐ jīng wěn dìng le.
The patient's condition has stabilized.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

状 (form) and 态 (state) both point to how something is, together meaning condition or state.

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 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.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

太心态

Meaning part形符xíngfú

心心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

太

太tài态tài

Same sound today

态 is made of 太, which gives the sound, and 心 (heart).

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