险情 (xiǎn qíng) — dangerous situation, hazardous condition (often…

Definition

noun

dangerous situationhazardous condition (often used in disaster reporting, engineering safety, or military contexts)

Measure word · 个

，险情。
Bào yǔ guò hòu, zhè duàn lù shang chū xiàn le duō chù xiǎn qíng.
After the heavy rain, multiple dangerous conditions appeared on this section of road.
险情。
Shī gōng rén yuán bì xū jí shí pái chú xiǎn qíng.
Construction workers must promptly eliminate hazardous conditions.
险情。
Xiāo fáng duì yuán mào zhe xiǎn qíng chōng jìn le huǒ chǎng.
The firefighters rushed into the fire scene despite the dangerous conditions.

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.

情qíngsituation

险 means dangerous and 情 means situation, giving a hazardous condition.

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 險; 险 is its simplified writing.

阝僉險

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阝Written in full as阜fù

Sound part声符shēngfú

僉

僉qiān險

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 險 pairs 阝, written in full as 阜, with 僉, which gives the sound; the simplified 险 is a shorthand.

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

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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