| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 势 | 勢 | shì | - power - influence - potential - momentum - tendency - trend - situation - conditions - outward appearance - sign - gesture - male genitals |
| 局 | 局 | jú | - office - situation - classifier for games: match, set, round etc |
| 情 | 情 | qíng | - feeling - emotion - passion - situation |
| 步 | 步 | bù | - a step - a pace - walk - march - stages in a process - situation |
| 况 | 況 | kuàng | - moreover - situation |
| 事态 | 事態 | shìtài | - situation - existing state of affairs |
| 势态 | 勢態 | shìtài | - situation - state |
| 势头 | 勢頭 | shìtóu | - power - momentum - tendency - impetus - situation - the look of things |
| 地步 | 地步 | dìbù | - condition - situation - plight - extent - room for action |
| 场合 | 場合 | chǎnghé | - situation - occasion |
| 场面 | 場面 | chǎngmiàn | - scene - spectacle - occasion - situation |
| 局势 | 局勢 | júshì | - situation - state (of affairs) |
| 局面 | 局面 | júmiàn | - aspect - phase - situation |
| 形势 | 形勢 | xíngshì | - circumstances - situation - terrain - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 情势 | 情勢 | qíngshì | - situation - circumstance |
| 情境 | 情境 | qíngjìng | - situation - atmosphere |
| 情形 | 情形 | qíngxing | - circumstances - situation - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 情况 | 情況 | qíngkuàng | - circumstances - state of affairs - situation - CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] |
| 情状 | 情狀 | qíngzhuàng | - situation - circumstances |
| 态势 | 態勢 | tàishì | - posture - situation |
| 气候 | 氣候 | qìhòu | - climate - atmosphere - situation - CL:種|种[zhong3] |
| 状态 | 狀態 | zhuàngtài | - state of affairs - state - mode - situation - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 状况 | 狀況 | zhuàngkuàng | - condition - state - situation - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 阵势 | 陣勢 | zhènshì | - battle array - disposition of forces - situation - circumstance |
| 全局 | 全局 | quánjú | - overall situation |
| 危困 | 危困 | wēikùn | - grave situation |
| 危境 | 危境 | wēijìng | - dangerous situation - venerable old age |
| 危局 | 危局 | wēijú | - perilous situation |
| 回天 | 回天 | huítiān | - lit. to reverse the rotation of the sky - fig. to reverse a desperate situation |
| 困厄 | 困厄 | kùnè | - in deep water - difficult situation |
| 困局 | 困局 | kùnjú | - dilemma - predicament - difficult situation |
| 困难 | 困難 | kùnnan | - difficult - challenging - straitened circumstances - difficult situation |
| 国势 | 國勢 | guóshì | - national strength - situation in a state |
| 坐蜡 | 坐蠟 | zuòlà | - to be embarrassed - to be put in a difficult situation |
| 大局 | 大局 | dàjú | - general situation - present conditions |
| 家境 | 家境 | jiājìng | - family financial situation - family circumstances |
| 家计 | 家計 | jiājì | - family livelihood - a household's economic situation - family property |
| 实情 | 實情 | shíqíng | - actual situation - truth |
| 实况 | 實況 | shíkuàng | - live (e.g. broadcast or recording) - what is actually happening - scene - the real situation |
| 实相 | 實相 | shíxiàng | - actual situation - the ultimate essence of things (Buddhism) |
| 对策 | 對策 | duìcè | - countermeasure for dealing with a situation |
| 急难 | 急難 | jínàn | - misfortune - crisis - grave danger - critical situation - disaster - emergency - to be zealous in helping others out of a predicament |
| 惨境 | 慘境 | cǎnjìng | - wretched situation |
| 惨况 | 慘況 | cǎnkuàng | - tragic situation - dreadful state |
| 战况 | 戰況 | zhànkuàng | - battlefield situation - battle progress |
| 搭讪 | 搭訕 | dāshàn | - to hit on someone - to strike up a conversation - to start talking to end an awkward silence or embarrassing situation |
| 政局 | 政局 | zhèngjú | - political situation |
| 政情 | 政情 | zhèngqíng | - political situation |
| 时事 | 時事 | shíshì | - current trends - the present situation - how things are going |
| 时势 | 時勢 | shíshì | - current situation - circumstances - current trend |
| 时局 | 時局 | shíjú | - current political situation |
| 枷板 | 枷板 | jiābǎn | - cangue - fig. difficult situation |
| 概况 | 概況 | gàikuàng | - general situation - summary |
| 死局 | 死局 | sǐjú | - hopeless situation - deadlock |
| 残局 | 殘局 | cánjú | - endgame (in chess) - desperate situation - aftermath (of a failure) |
| 凑合 | 湊合 | còuhe | - to bring together - to make do in a bad situation - to just get by - to improvise - passable - not too bad |
| 灾情 | 災情 | zāiqíng | - disastrous situation - calamity |
| 燃眉 | 燃眉 | ránméi | - to burn one's eyebrows - fig. desperately serious situation |
| 狼狈 | 狼狽 | lángbèi | - in a difficult situation - to cut a sorry figure - scoundrel! (derog.) |
| 现况 | 現況 | xiànkuàng | - the current situation |
| 现状 | 現狀 | xiànzhuàng | - current situation |
| 疫情 | 疫情 | yìqíng | - epidemic situation |
| 真情 | 真情 | zhēnqíng | - real situation - the truth |
| 真象 | 真象 | zhēnxiàng | - the whole elephant (i.e. not the small parts felt by the proverbial blind feelers) - fig. the whole picture - a realistic overall view of the whole situation |
| 知情 | 知情 | zhīqíng | - to know the facts - to understand - to be familiar with the situation |
| 知足 | 知足 | zhīzú | - content with one's situation - to know contentment (hence happiness) |
| 窘境 | 窘境 | jiǒngjìng | - awkward situation - predicament |
| 翻盘 | 翻盤 | fānpán | - to reverse the situation |
| 自拔 | 自拔 | zìbá | - to free oneself - to extricate oneself from a difficult situation |
| 台阶 | 臺階 | táijiē | - steps - flight of steps - step (over obstacle) - fig. way out of an embarrassing situation - bench (geology) |
| 旧态 | 舊態 | jiùtài | - old posture - former situation |
| 苦情 | 苦情 | kǔqíng | - wretched situation - plight - wretched - miserable |
| 处境 | 處境 | chǔjìng | - plight - unfavorable situation |
| 虚实 | 虛實 | xūshí | - what is true and what is false - (to get to know) the real situation |
| 行情 | 行情 | hángqíng | - market price - quotation of market price - the current market situation |
| 解嘲 | 解嘲 | jiěcháo | - to try to cover up in an embarrassing situation - to justify oneself - to find excuses |
| 解救 | 解救 | jiějiù | - to rescue - to help out of difficulties - to save the situation |
| 谜团 | 謎團 | mítuán | - riddle - enigma - unpredictable situation - elusive matters |
| 变局 | 變局 | biànjú | - turbulent situation - changing (face, scene, situation, world of etc) |
| 趁势 | 趁勢 | chènshì | - to take advantage of a favorable situation - to seize an opportunity |
| 趁机 | 趁機 | chènjī | - to seize an opportunity - to take advantage of situation |
| 躲风 | 躲風 | duǒfēng | - lit. to avoid the wind - fig. to keep low to avoid a difficult situation - to stay out of trouble |
| 军情 | 軍情 | jūnqíng | - military situation - military intelligence |
| 近况 | 近況 | jìnkuàng | - recent developments - current situation |
| 选情 | 選情 | xuǎnqíng | - situation of election |
| 酌情 | 酌情 | zhuóqíng | - to use discretion - to take circumstances into account - to make allowances pertinent to a situation |
| 酌收 | 酌收 | zhuóshōu | - to charge different prices according to the situation - to collect (items) as appropriate |
| 丑态 | 醜態 | chǒutài | - shameful performance - disgraceful situation |
| 针毡 | 針氈 | zhēnzhān | - (on) pins and needles - uncomfortable situation - on tenterhooks |
| 随机 | 隨機 | suíjī | - according to the situation - pragmatic - random |
| 双赢 | 雙贏 | shuāngyíng | - profitable to both sides - a win-win situation |
| 韵事 | 韻事 | yùnshì | - poetic occasion - elegant situation - in literature, the cue for a poem |
| 风云 | 風雲 | fēngyún | - weather - unstable situation |
| 不摸头 | 不摸頭 | bùmōtóu | - not acquainted with the situation - not up on things |
| 小气候 | 小氣候 | xiǎoqìhòu | - microclimate - fig. local situation |
| 看情况 | 看情況 | kànqíngkuàng | - depending on the situation |
| 老样子 | 老樣子 | lǎoyàngzi | - old situation - things as they were |
| 下不来台 | 下不來臺 | xiàbùláitái | - to be put on the spot - to find oneself in an awkward situation |
| 不可终日 | 不可終日 | bùkězhōngrì | - to be unable to carry on even for a single day - to be in a desperate situation |
| 不明就里 | 不明就裡 | bùmíngjiùlǐ | - not to understand the situation - unaware of the ins and outs |
| 倒悬之危 | 倒懸之危 | dàoxuánzhīwēi | - lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation - dire straits |
| 倒悬之急 | 倒懸之急 | dàoxuánzhījí | - lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation - dire straits |
| 倒悬之苦 | 倒懸之苦 | dàoxuánzhīkǔ | - lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation - dire straits |
| 回天乏术 | 回天乏術 | huítiānfáshù | - unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom) - to fail to save the situation |
| 回天无力 | 回天無力 | huítiānwúlì | - unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom) - to fail to save the situation |
| 因时制宜 | 因時制宜 | yīnshízhìyí | - (idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation |
| 大厦将倾 | 大廈將傾 | dàshàjiāngqīng | - great mansion on the verge of collapse (idiom); hopeless situation |
| 夹起尾巴 | 夾起尾巴 | jiāqǐwěiba | - to tuck one's tail between one's legs - fig. to back down - in a humiliating situation |
| 如坐针毡 | 如坐針氈 | rúzuòzhēnzhān | - lit. as if sitting on pins and needles - fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation |
| 实际情况 | 實際情況 | shíjìqíngkuàng | - actual circumstances - the real situation - reality |
| 审度时势 | 審度時勢 | shěnduóshíshì | - to examine and judge the situation |
| 审时度势 | 審時度勢 | shěnshíduóshì | - to judge the hour and size up the situation - to take stock |
| 寸步难行 | 寸步難行 | cùnbùnánxíng | - unable to move a single step (idiom) - to be in an (extremely) difficult situation |
| 心里有数 | 心裡有數 | xīnlǐyǒushù | - to know the score (idiom) - to be well aware of the situation |
| 应付自如 | 應付自如 | yìngfuzìrú | - to handle matters with ease (idiom); equal to the situation |
| 应付裕如 | 應付裕如 | yìngfuyùrú | - handling any occasion smoothly (idiom); equal to any situation |
| 应机立断 | 應機立斷 | yìngjīlìduàn | - to act on an opportunity (idiom); to take prompt advantage of a situation |
| 水涨船高 | 水漲船高 | shuǐzhǎngchuángāo | - the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend - to develop according to the situation |
| 火上加油 | 火上加油 | huǒshàngjiāyóu | - to add oil to the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation - to enrage people and make matters worse |
| 火上浇油 | 火上澆油 | huǒshàngjiāoyóu | - to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation - to enrage people and make matters worse |
| 火烧眉毛 | 火燒眉毛 | huǒshāoméimao | - lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation - extreme emergency |
| 燃眉之急 | 燃眉之急 | ránméizhījí | - lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation - extreme emergency |
| 狂风暴雨 | 狂風暴雨 | kuángfēngbàoyǔ | - howling wind and torrential rain (idiom) - (fig.) difficult, dangerous situation |
| 现实情况 | 現實情況 | xiànshíqíngkuàng | - current state - current situation |
| 知难而退 | 知難而退 | zhīnánértuì | - to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back out of an awkward situation - to get out on finding out what it's really like |
| 绝处逢生 | 絕處逢生 | juéchǔféngshēng | - to come back from death's door (idiom); unexpected rescue from danger - fig. to recover from a seemingly impossible situation - to find a way out of a predicament |
| 经济情况 | 經濟情況 | jīngjìqíngkuàng | - economic situation - one's socio-economic status |
| 经济状况 | 經濟狀況 | jīngjìzhuàngkuàng | - economic situation |
| 紧张状态 | 緊張狀態 | jǐnzhāngzhuàngtài | - tense situation - stand-off |
| 缓不济急 | 緩不濟急 | huǎnbùjìjí | - lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom); slow measures will not address a critical situation - too slow to meet a pressing need |
| 羊触藩篱 | 羊觸藩籬 | yángchùfānlí | - lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat - without any way out of a dilemma - trapped - in an impossible situation |
| 羝羊触藩 | 羝羊觸藩 | dīyángchùfān | - lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat - without any way out of a dilemma - trapped - in an impossible situation |
| 虎尾春冰 | 虎尾春冰 | hǔwěichūnbīng | - lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom) - fig. extremely dangerous situation |
| 见景生情 | 見景生情 | jiànjǐngshēngqíng | - to be touched by a scene - to adapt to the situation |
| 见风使帆 | 見風使帆 | jiànfēngshǐfān | - lit. see the wind and set your sails (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically - to be flexible and take advantage of the situation |
| 见风使舵 | 見風使舵 | jiànfēngshǐduò | - lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically - to be flexible and take advantage of the situation |
| 见风转舵 | 見風轉舵 | jiànfēngzhuǎnduò | - lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically - to be flexible and take advantage of the situation |
| 转圜余地 | 轉圜餘地 | zhuǎnhuányúdì | - to have room to save a situation - margin for error (idiom) |
| 进退两难 | 進退兩難 | jìntuìliǎngnán | - no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma - trapped - in an impossible situation |
| 进退失据 | 進退失據 | jìntuìshījù | - no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); at a loss - in a hopeless situation |
| 进退为难 | 進退為難 | jìntuìwéinán | - no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma - trapped - in an impossible situation |
| 进退维谷 | 進退維谷 | jìntuìwéigǔ | - no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma - trapped - in an impossible situation |
| 酌情办理 | 酌情辦理 | zhuóqíngbànlǐ | - to act after full consideration of the actual situation |
| 釜底抽薪 | 釜底抽薪 | fǔdǐchōuxīn | - to take drastic measures to deal with a situation - to pull the carpet from under sb |
| 釜底游鱼 | 釜底游魚 | jǐndǐyóuyú | - a fish at the bottom of the pot (idiom) - in a desperate situation |
| 雪上加霜 | 雪上加霜 | xuěshàngjiāshuāng | - to add hail to snow (idiom); one disaster on top of another - to make things worse in a bad situation |
| 惊涛骇浪 | 驚濤駭浪 | jīngtāohàilàng | - perilous situation |
| 三七二十一 | 三七二十一 | sānqīèrshíyī | - three sevens are twenty-one (idiom) - the facts of the matter - the actual situation |
| 平地起风波 | 平地起風波 | píngdìqǐfēngbō | - trouble appearing from nowhere - unforeseen situation |
| 快刀斩乱麻 | 快刀斬亂麻 | kuàidāozhǎnluànmá | - lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation - cutting the Gordian knot |
| 快刀断乱麻 | 快刀斷亂麻 | kuàidāoduànluànmá | - lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation - cutting the Gordian knot |
| 火药味甚浓 | 火藥味甚濃 | huǒyàowèishènnóng | - strong smell of gunpowder - fig. tense situation - stand-off |
| 稳坐钓鱼台 | 穩坐釣魚臺 | wěnzuòdiàoyútái | - lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite storms (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation - a cool head in a crisis |
| 绝望的境地 | 絕望的境地 | juéwàngdejìngdì | - desperate straits - impossible situation |
| 死马当活马医 | 死馬當活馬醫 | sǐmǎdānghuómǎyī | - lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom); fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation |
| 上天无路，入地无门 | 上天無路，入地無門 | shàngtiānwúlù,rùdìwúmén | - lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom) - fig. to be at the end of one's rope - to be trapped in a hopeless situation |
| 兵来将挡，水来土掩 | 兵來將擋，水來土掩 | bīngláijiàngdǎng,shuǐláitǔyǎn | - counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action - to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation |
| 兵来将敌，水来土堰 | 兵來將敵，水來土堰 | bīngláijiàngdí,shuǐláitǔyàn | - counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action - to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation |
| 任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台 | 任憑風浪起，穩坐釣魚臺 | rènpíngfēnglàngqǐ,wěnzuòdiàoyútái | - lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation - a cool head in a crisis |
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