Chinese symbol for “situation”
局势
jú shì
Traditional: 局勢
situation; state (of affairs)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for situation is 局势 (jú shì), defined as: situation; state (of affairs).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “situation”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 情况 (情況) | qíng kuàng | circumstances; state of affairs; situation; 种 (zhǒng) |
| 处境 (處境) | chǔ jìng | situation (of a person) |
| 事态 (事態) | shì tài | situation; existing state of affairs |
| 情势 (情勢) | qíng shì | situation; circumstance |
| 情境 | qíng jìng | situation; context; setting; environment |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 局势.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 当局 (當局) | dāng jú | authorities |
| 局长 (局長) | jú zhǎng | bureau chief; measure word: 位 (wèi), 个 (gè) |
| 布局 (佈局) | bù jú | arrangement; composition |
| 局面 | jú miàn | aspect; phase |
| 结局 (結局) | jié jú | conclusion; ending; outcome |
| 优势 (優勢) | yōu shì | superiority; dominance |
| 势力 (勢力) | shì li | power; influence |
| 趋势 (趨勢) | qū shì | trend; tendency |
See also: Japanese symbol for “situation”.
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