情况 情況 qíng kuàng circumstances / state of affairs / situation / CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] syn 困难 困難 kùn nan difficult / challenging / straitened circumstances / difficult situation syn 环境 環境 huán jìng environment / circumstances / surroundings / CL:個|个[ge4] / ambient syn 相机 相機 xiàng jī camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1]) / at the opportune moment / as the circumstances allow syn 情形 qíng xing circumstances / situation / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 情节 情節 qíng jié circumstances / plot / storyline syn 情景 qíng jǐng scene / spectacle / circumstances / situation syn 形势 形勢 xíng shì circumstances / situation / terrain / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 境地 jìng dì circumstances syn 险境 險境 xiǎn jìng critical circumstances / risky conditions / danger zone syn 境况 境況 jìng kuàng circumstances syn 潦倒 liáo dǎo down on one's luck / in straitened circumstances / disappointed / frustrated syn 迫不得已 pò bù dé yǐ to have no alternative (idiom) / compelled by circumstances / forced into sth syn 身不由己 shēn bù yóu jǐ (idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control / unable to do anything about it / (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself) syn 滞留 滯留 zhì liú (of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving) / to be stranded / (of sth that would typically dissipate, e.g. floodwater, pollutants) to remain / to linger syn 变通 變通 biàn tōng pragmatic / flexible / to act differently in different situations / to accommodate to circumstances syn 偏激 piān jī extreme (usu. of thoughts, speech, circumstances) syn 随遇而安 隨遇而安 suí yù ér ān at home wherever one is (idiom) / ready to adapt / flexible / to accept circumstances with good will syn 时运 時運 shí yùn circumstances / fate syn 光景 guāng jǐng circumstances / scene / about / probably syn 家境 jiā jìng family financial situation / family circumstances syn 东风 東風 dōng fēng easterly wind / spring breeze / (fig.) revolutionary momentum / favorable circumstances syn 势在必行 勢在必行 shì zài bì xíng circumstances require action (idiom) / absolutely necessary / imperative 时势 時勢 shí shì current situation / circumstances / current trend syn 顺境 順境 shùn jìng favorable circumstances syn 国情 國情 guó qíng the characteristics and circumstances particular to a country / current state of a country 民情 mín qíng circumstances of the people / popular sentiment / the mood of the people / popular customs syn 酌情 zhuó qíng to use discretion / to take circumstances into account / to make allowances pertinent to a situation syn 冤情 yuān qíng facts of an injustice / circumstances surrounding a miscarriage of justice 困顿 困頓 kùn dùn fatigued / exhausted / poverty-stricken / in straitened circumstances syn 景况 景況 jǐng kuàng circumstances syn 因地制宜 yīn dì zhì yí (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances syn 情状 情狀 qíng zhuàng situation / circumstances syn 不识时务 不識時務 bù shí shí wù to show no understanding of the times (idiom) / cannot adapt to current circumstances / not amenable to reason syn 量体裁衣 量體裁衣 liáng tǐ cái yī lit. measure the body then tailor the suit (idiom) / fig. to act according to actual circumstances / To live within one's means. 实际情况 實際情況 shí jì qíng kuàng actual circumstances / the real situation / reality 具体情况 具體情況 jù tǐ qíng kuàng specific circumstances / actual situation 情况下 情況下 qíng kuàng xià under (these) circumstances 变局 變局 biàn jú changing circumstances / turbulent situation 家道 jiā dào family financial circumstances syn 枉死 wǎng sǐ to die in tragic circumstances 识时务者为俊杰 識時務者為俊傑 shí shí wù zhě wèi jùn jié Only an outstanding talent can recognize current trends (idiom). A wise man submits to circumstances. 晚景 wǎn jǐng evening scene / circumstances of one's declining years syn 凄风苦雨 凄風苦雨 qī fēng kǔ yǔ lit. bleak wind and icy rain (idiom) / fig. hardships / miserable circumstances syn 际 際 jì border / edge / boundary / interval / between / inter- / to meet / time / occasion / to meet with (circumstances) syn 境 jìng border / place / condition / boundary / circumstances / territory syn 情事 qíng shì circumstances / facts (of a case) / case / feelings / love affair syn 机宜 機宜 jī yí guidelines / what to do (under given circumstances) syn 刻舟求剑 刻舟求劍 kè zhōu qiú jiàn lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom) / fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances syn 可恼 可惱 kě nǎo aggravating / irritating 左支右绌 左支右絀 zuǒ zhī yòu chù to be in straitened circumstances syn 鬻 yù to sell, esp. in strained circumstances syn 识时务 識時務 shí shí wù to have a clear view of things / to adapt to circumstances 相濡以沫 xiāng rú yǐ mò lit. (of fish) to moisten each other with spittle (when water is drying up) (idiom) / fig. to share meager resources / mutual help in humble circumstances syn 触景伤情 觸景傷情 chù jǐng shāng qíng circumstances that evoke mixed feelings (idiom) syn 相机行事 相機行事 xiàng jī xíng shì to act as circumstances dictate (idiom) syn 看菜吃饭 看菜吃飯 kān cài chī fàn to eat depending on the dish (idiom) / fig. to act according to actual circumstances / to live within one's means 见机行事 見機行事 jiàn jī xíng shì see the opportunity and act (idiom) / to act according to circumstances / to play it by ear / to use one's discretion syn 随风倒舵 隨風倒舵 suí fēng dǎo duò to trim one's sails with the wind / to adopt different attitude depending on the circumstances (idiom) 永无宁日 永無寧日 yǒng wú níng rì (in such circumstances) there will be no peace / one can never breathe easy 相等距离－特殊情况原则 相等距離－特殊情況原則 principle of equidistance cum special circumstances / equidistance-special circumstances rule 可使罪行]减轻的情节 可使罪行]減輕的情節 mitigating circumstances / extenuating circumstances 克难 克難 kè nán to make do in difficult circumstances by being resourceful / (of circumstances) difficult / challenging / (of a budget) tight / (of a man-made thing) makeshift / rough and ready 上上之策 shàng shàng zhī cè the best policy / the best thing one can do in the circumstances 不识时变 不識時變 bù shí shí biàn to show no understanding of the times (idiom) / cannot adapt to current circumstances / not amenable to reason 前情 qián qíng former love / former circumstances 家景 jiā jǐng the family's financial circumstances 宽余 寬餘 kuān yú ample / plentiful / affluent / relaxed / comfortable circumstances syn 情随事迁 情隨事遷 qíng suí shì qiān feelings change with circumstances (idiom) syn 据情办理 據情辦理 jù qíng bàn lǐ to handle a situation according to the circumstances (idiom) 相体裁衣 相體裁衣 xiàng tǐ cái yī lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom) / fig. act according to real circumstances 看菜吃饭，量体裁衣 看菜吃飯，量體裁衣 kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom) / to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure / to act according to actual circumstances / to live within one's means 酌办 酌辦 zhuó bàn to do as one thinks fit / to handle by taking circumstances into consideration 震情 zhèn qíng circumstances of an earthquake 孔乙己 kǒng yǐ jǐ Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4] depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances 通权达变 通權達變 tōng quán dá biàn to adapt to circumstances syn 特困女童 girl children in especially difficult circumstances 处境特别困难儿童 處境特別困難兒童 children in especially difficult circumstances 可开脱罪责的情况 可開脫罪責的情況 exculpatory circumstances 身处困境儿童 身處困境兒童 Children Under Difficult Circumstances 减轻处罚情节 減輕處罰情節 extenuating circumstances 况味 況味 kuàng wèi circumstances / atmosphere / mood 倒逼 dào bī (neologism c. 2006) (of circumstances) to stimulate (change, esp. innovation, reform etc) 照作不误 照作不誤 zhào zuò bù wù to do something, never mind the circumstances 看着办 看著辦 kàn zhe bàn to do as one sees fit / to play it by ear (according to the circumstances) 事到今日 shì dào jīn rì under the circumstances / the matter having come to that point 坐享 zuò xiǎng to enjoy (the benefit of sth) without lifting a finger / to sit back and enjoy (favorable circumstances) 景遇 jǐng yù (literary) circumstances syn 不误 不誤 bù wù used in expressions of the form 照V不誤|照V不误[zhao4 xx5 bu4 wu4], in which V is a verb, 照[zhao4] means "as before", and the overall meaning is "carry on (doing sth) regardless" or "continue (to do sth) in spite of changed circumstances", e.g. 照買不誤|照买不误[zhao4 mai3 bu4 wu4], to keep on buying (a product) regardless (of price hikes) 屁股决定脑袋 屁股決定腦袋 pì gu jué dìng nǎo dai lit. the butt governs the head (idiom) / fig. where one stands depends on where one sits / one's views are shaped by one's circumstances 情非得已 qíng fēi dé yǐ compelled by the circumstances (to do sth) / (have) no other choice (but do sth) / (used as a pun in romance) can't help but fall in love 以不变应万变 以不變應萬變 yǐ bù biàn yìng wàn biàn (idiom) to deal with varying circumstances by adhering to a basic principle syn 境域 jìng yù territory / domain / realm / state / condition / situation / circumstances syn 投错胎 投錯胎 tóu cuò tāi to be reincarnated in the wrong womb / (fig.) to be born into unfortunate circumstances (impoverished family, domestic violence etc) 奶头乐 奶頭樂 nǎi tóu lè (calque of "tittytainment") low-brow entertainment that distracts the poor from their circumstances / mindless entertainment 狂风暴雨 狂風暴雨 kuáng fēng - bào yǔ (idiom) howling wind and torrential rain / furious storm / (fig.) (idiom) difficult circumstances / dangerous situation syn 看菜吃饭 看菜吃飯 kàn cài - chī fàn lit. to eat depending on the dish (idiom) / fig. to act according to actual circumstances 看菜吃饭，量体裁衣 看菜吃飯，量體裁衣 kàn cài chī fàn , liàng tǐ cái yī lit. to eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom) / fig. to act according to actual circumstances 识时务者为俊杰 識時務者為俊傑 shí shí wù zhě wéi jùn jié (idiom) only an outstanding talent can recognize current trends / a wise man submits to circumstances 