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 直达 直達 zhí dá to reach (a place) directly / (transportation) to reach the destination without changing service or without stopping / (of a train, flight etc) direct / nonstop 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 变脸 變臉 biàn liǎn to turn hostile suddenly / face changing, a device of Sichuan Opera, a dramatic change of attitude expressing fright, anger etc 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 变化多端 變化多端 biàn huà duō duān changeable / changing / varied / full of changes 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 贴水 貼水 tiē shuǐ agio (charge for changing currency) / premium 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 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 千变万轸 千變萬軫 qiān biàn wàn zhěn constantly changing, ever-varying (idiom) 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 暗袋 àn dài camera bag (for changing film) 改变生产和消费形态国际工作方桉 改變生產和消費形態國際工作方案 international work programme on changing production and consumption patterns 变化中世界的人类发展布达佩斯声明 Budapest Statement on Human Development in a Changing World 变化中世界的社会文化发展选择 Socio-Cultural Development Alternatives in a Changing World 全球经济变化问题工作组 quán qiú jīng jì biàn huà wèn tí gōng zuò zǔ Working Group on the Changing Global Economy 变化中世界的妇女平等问题国际论坛 International Forum on Equality for Women in a Changing World 改变消费模式政策措施讲习班 gǎi biàn xiāo fèi mú shì zhèng cè cuò shī jiǎng xí bān Workshop on Policy Measures for Changing Consumption Patterns 多伦多大气变化会议 多倫多大氣變化會議 Toronto Conference on the Changing Atmosphere 变化中世界的社会文化选择 變化中世界的社會文化選擇 Socio-Cultural Alternatives in a Changing World 钢铁工业能源使用模式变化专家组 鋼鐵工業能源使用模式變化專家組 gāng tiě gōng yè néng yuán shǐ yòng mú shì biàn huà zhuān jiā zǔ Group of Experts on the Changing Pattern of Energy Use in the Iron and Steel Industry 人口、社会公平和生产模式变革 人口、社會公平和生產模式變革 Population, Social Equity and Changing Production Patterns 变化中的世界国际仲裁会议 變化中的世界國際仲裁會議 Conference on International Arbitration in a Changing World 变化中的大气 變化中的大氣 changing atmosphere 大气变化 大氣變化 changing atmosphere 变化中世界的和平与安全责任 變化中世界的和平與安全責任 Responsiblity for Peace and Security in the Changing World 政治和经济变动中的人类住区会议 政治和經濟變動中的人類住區會議 Conference on Human Settlements in the Changing Global Political and Economic Processes 变动中欧洲的管理会计会议 變動中歐洲的管理會計會議 Conference on Management Accounting for a Changing Europe 变化中全球制度下的新欧洲 變化中全球制度下的新歐洲 A New Europe in the Changing Global System 变化中世界的阿拉伯家庭专家组会议 變化中世界的阿拉伯家庭專家組會議 Expert Group Meeting on the Arab Family in a Changing World 白衣苍狗 白衣蒼狗 bái yī cāng gǒu lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom) / fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world 分久必合，合久必分 fēn jiǔ bì hé , hé jiǔ bì fēn lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]) / fig. things are constantly changing 改运 改運 gǎi yùn to alter one's fate / to improve one's luck (e.g. by changing one's name or phone number) 百变 百變 bǎi biàn ever-changing 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 