现况 (xiàn kuàng) — current situation | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

current situation

现况。
Wǒ men xū yào liǎo jiě gōng sī de xiàn kuàng.
We need to understand the company's current situation.
现况，。
xiàn kuàng Bìng bú lè guān, dàn hái yǒu xī wàng.
The current situation is not optimistic, but there is still hope.
现况。
Qǐng nǐ miáo shù xiàn kuàng xià de xiàn kuàng.
Please describe the current situation.

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 means current, and 况 means situation, so together they name the present state of affairs.

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 況; 况 is its simplified writing.

氵兄況

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐriver

Sound part声符shēngfú

兄

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.

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