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 悲惨 悲慘 bēi cǎn miserable / tragic 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 惨叫 慘叫 cǎn jiào to scream / blood-curdling screech / miserable shriek 惨不忍睹 慘不忍睹 cǎn bù rěn dǔ lit. so horrible that one cannot bear to look (idiom) / fig. miserable / horrendous / atrocious 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 凄惨 悽慘 qī cǎn plaintive / mournful / miserable 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 困苦 kùn kǔ deprivation / distressed / miserable 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 惨状 慘狀 cǎn zhuàng devastation / miserable condition syn 辛酸 xīn suān pungent (taste) / bitter / fig. sad / miserable 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 颠沛流离 顛沛流離 diān pèi liú lí homeless and miserable (idiom) / to wander about in a desperate plight / to drift syn 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 凄苦 qī kǔ bleak / miserable 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 忆苦思甜 憶苦思甜 yì kǔ sī tián to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiom) 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 愁眉苦脸 愁眉苦臉 chóu méi kǔ liǎn to look anxious (idiom) / to look miserable syn 悲苦 bēi kǔ forlorn / miserable syn 凄楚 qī chǔ sad / wretched / miserable syn 流离 流離 liú lí homeless and miserable / forced to leave home and wander from place to place / to live as a refugee 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 惨 慘 cǎn miserable / wretched / cruel / inhuman / disastrous / tragic / dim / gloomy 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 贱骨头 賤骨頭 jiàn gǔ tou miserable wretch / contemptible individual 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 苍生涂炭 蒼生塗炭 cāng shēng tú tàn the common people in a miserable state 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 哭丧脸 哭喪臉 kū sang liǎn long face / miserable look 苦情 kǔ qíng wretched situation / plight / wretched / miserable 苦况 苦況 kǔ kuàng wretched state / miserable plight 可怜兮兮 可憐兮兮 kě lián xī xī miserable / wretched 悲摧 bēi cuī grieved / miserable 悲催 bēi cuī (Internet slang) miserable / pathetic / the pits 苦逼 kǔ bī (coll.) miserable / wretched 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 