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 旧约 舊約 jiù yuē former agreement / former contract 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 旧物 舊物 jiù wù old property (esp. inherited from former generation) / former territory 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 萨摩 薩摩 sà mó Satsuma, the name of a former feudal domain in Japan, and of a former province, a battleship, a district, a peninsula etc 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 往届 往屆 wǎng jiè former sessions / former years 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 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 前 qián front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly syn 曾经 曾經 céng jīng once / already / former / previously / ever / (past tense marker used before verb or clause) syn 原来 原來 yuán lái original / former / originally / formerly / at first / so, actually, as it turns out syn 原 yuán former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source syn 制服 zhì fú to subdue / to check / to bring under control / (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status / uniform (army, party, school etc) / livery (for company employees) / CL:套[tao4] 拉丁 lā dīng Latin / (in former times) to press-gang / to kidnap and force people into service 前任 qián rèn predecessor / ex- / former / ex (spouse etc) syn 前夫 qián fū former husband 汉城 漢城 hàn chéng Hanseong, former name of Seoul (capital of South Korea), replaced in 2005 with 首爾|首尔[Shou3 er3] 往事 wǎng shì past events / former happenings syn 复原 復原 fù yuán to restore (sth) to (its) former condition / to recover from illness / recovery syn 原先 yuán xiān originally / original / former syn 武术 武術 wǔ shù military skill or technique (in former times) / all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development) / self-defense / tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage) / also called kungfu 功夫 / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 中场 中場 zhōng chǎng middle period of a tripartite provincial exam (in former times) / midfield / mid-court (in sports) / half-time / intermission half-way through a performance 复发 復發 fù fā to recur (of a disease) / to reappear / to relapse (into a former bad state) syn 旧事 舊事 jiù shì old affair / former matter syn 往日 wǎng rì former days / the past syn 叙旧 敘舊 xù jiù to reminisce / to talk about former times syn 前嫌 qián xián former hatred / bygone enmity 昔日 xī rì former days / in the past syn 前者 qián zhě the former syn 原有 yuán yǒu original / former syn 传承 傳承 chuán chéng to pass on (to future generations) / passed on (from former times) / a continued tradition / an inheritance syn 旧日 舊日 jiù rì former times / olden days syn 西贡 西貢 xī gòng Saigon, capital of former South Vietnam / Sai Kung town in New Territories, Hong Kong 往年 wǎng nián in former years / in previous years syn 麦迪 麥迪 mài dí Tracy McGrady (1979-), former NBA player 旧时 舊時 jiù shí in former times / the olden days syn 上辈子 上輩子 shàng bèi zi one's ancestors / past generations / a former incarnation syn 三军 三軍 sān jūn (in former times) upper, middle and lower army / army of right, center and left / (in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force syn 旧病 舊病 jiù bìng old illness / former affliction syn 王法 wáng fǎ the law / the law of the land / the law of a state (in former times) / criterion syn 故居 gù jū former residence syn 银元 銀元 yín yuán flat silver (former coinage) / also written 銀圓|银圆 / silver dollar syn 围场 圍場 wéi chǎng enclosure / pig pen / hunting ground exclusively kept for emperor or nobility (in former times) 旧闻 舊聞 jiù wén outdated news / old anecdote / stories passed on from former times syn 群雄 qún xióng outstanding heroes / warlords vying for supremacy (in former times) / stars (of sports or pop music) syn 痛改前非 tòng gǎi qián fēi completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom) / to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf / a reformed character syn 旧部 舊部 jiù bù one's former subordinates 舒马赫 舒馬赫 shū mǎ hè Michael Schumacher (1969-), former German racing driver 旧址 舊址 jiù zhǐ former site / old location 锡兰 錫蘭 xī lán Ceylon (former name of Sri Lanka) 胡志明 hú zhì míng Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), former Vietnamese leader / see also 胡志明市[Hu2 Zhi4 ming2 Shi4] 旧地 舊地 jiù dì once familiar places / former haunts syn 