地步 dì bù stage / degree (to which a situation has evolved) / a (usu. bad) situation / leeway syn 扬言 揚言 yáng yán to put about (a story, plan, threat etc) / to let it be known (esp. of threat or malicious story) / to threaten syn 图景 圖景 tú jǐng landscape (in a picture) / (fig.) landscape (i.e. general situation) / view of the situation / mental picture syn 潜在威胁 潛在威脅 qián zài wēi xié potential threat / potential menace 黄祸 黃禍 huáng huò yellow peril (offensive term referring to the perceived threat to Western nations, of immigration or military expansion from East Asian nations) 了 le (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) / (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) syn 情况 情況 qíng kuàng circumstances / state of affairs / situation / CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] syn 步 bù a step / a pace / walk / march / stages in a process / situation syn 情 qíng (bound form) feelings / emotion / sentiment / passion / (bound form) situation / condition syn 困难 困難 kùn nan difficult / challenging / straitened circumstances / difficult situation syn 状况 狀況 zhuàng kuàng condition / state / situation / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 条件 條件 tiáo jiàn condition / circumstance / term / factor / requirement / prerequisite / qualification / situation / state / condition / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 手里 手裡 shǒu lǐ in hand / (a situation is) in sb's hands 好看 hǎo kàn good-looking / nice-looking / (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good / in an embarrassing situation syn 场景 場景 chǎng jǐng scene / scenario / situation / setting syn 处境 處境 chǔ jìng situation (of a person) syn 场合 場合 chǎng hé situation / occasion / context / setting / location / venue syn 情形 qíng xing circumstances / situation / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 局面 jú miàn aspect / phase / situation syn 场面 場面 chǎng miàn scene / spectacle / occasion / situation syn 手头 手頭 shǒu tóu on hand / at hand / one's financial situation syn 情景 qíng jǐng scene / spectacle / circumstances / situation syn 局势 局勢 jú shì situation / state (of affairs) syn 躲开 躲開 duǒ kāi to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc) / to avoid (sb) syn 形势 形勢 xíng shì circumstances / situation / terrain / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 随机 隨機 suí jī according to the situation / pragmatic / random syn 解救 jiě jiù to rescue / to help out of difficulties / to save the situation syn 台阶 臺階 tái jiē steps / flight of steps / step (over obstacle) / fig. way out of an embarrassing situation / bench (geology) syn 知情 zhī qíng to know the facts / to understand / to be familiar with the situation syn 实情 實情 shí qíng the actual situation / the truth syn 事态 事態 shì tài situation / existing state of affairs syn 整体 整體 zhěng tǐ whole entity / entire body / synthesis / as a whole (situation, construction, team etc) / global / macrocosm / integral / holistic / whole syn 现状 現狀 xiàn zhuàng current situation syn 搭讪 搭訕 dā shàn to hit on someone / to strike up a conversation / to start talking to end an awkward silence or embarrassing situation syn 扭转 扭轉 niǔ zhuǎn to reverse / to turn around (an undesirable situation) / (mechanics) torsion syn 身处 身處 shēn chǔ in (some place) / to be in (adversity, a difficult situation, danger, turmoil etc) / to find oneself in / placed in / surrounded by syn 危急 wēi jí critical / desperate (situation) syn 残局 殘局 cán jú endgame (in chess) / desperate situation / aftermath (of a failure) 大局 dà jú overall situation / the big picture syn 风云 風雲 fēng yún weather / unstable situation syn 军情 軍情 jūn qíng military situation / military intelligence 谜团 謎團 mí tuán riddle / enigma / unpredictable situation / elusive matters 凑合 湊合 còu he to bring together / to make do in a bad situation / to just get by / to improvise / passable / not too bad syn 光明正大 guāng míng zhèng dà (of a person) honorable / not devious / (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard / without tricks / openly / (of a situation) out in the open syn 加重 jiā zhòng to make heavier / to emphasize / (of an illness etc) to become more serious / to aggravate (a bad situation) / to increase (a burden, punishment etc) syn 真情 zhēn qíng real situation / the truth syn 对策 對策 duì cè countermeasure for dealing with a situation syn 全局 quán jú overall situation syn 似曾相识 似曾相識 sì céng xiāng shí déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time) / seemingly familiar / apparently already acquainted 混沌 hùn dùn primal chaos (original state of the universe in Chinese mythology) / (of a situation) confused / chaotic / (of a person) muddle-headed / simple-minded syn 实况 實況 shí kuàng live (e.g. broadcast or recording) / what is actually happening / scene / the real situation syn 进退两难 進退兩難 jìn tuì liǎng nán no room to advance or to retreat (idiom) / without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation syn 失态 失態 shī tài to forget one's manners / to forget oneself / to lose self-control (in a situation) syn 知足 zhī zú content with one's situation / to know contentment (hence happiness) syn 自拔 zì bá to free oneself / to extricate oneself from a difficult situation syn 近况 近況 jìn kuàng recent developments / current situation 势头 勢頭 shì tóu power / momentum / tendency / impetus / situation / the look of things syn 狼狈 狼狽 láng bèi in a difficult situation / to cut a sorry figure / scoundrel! (derog.) syn 情势 情勢 qíng shì situation / circumstance syn 行情 háng qíng market price / quotation of market price / the current market situation syn 疫情 yì qíng epidemic situation 时事 時事 shí shì current trends / the present situation / how things are going syn 陷于 陷於 xiàn yú caught in (a bad situation) / to fall into (trap etc) syn 窘境 jiǒng jìng awkward situation / predicament syn 随机应变 隨機應變 suí jī yìng biàn to change according to the situation (idiom) / pragmatic syn 战况 戰況 zhàn kuàng battlefield situation / battle progress 病入膏肓 bìng rù gāo huāng lit. the disease has attacked the vitals (idiom) / fig. beyond cure / the situation is hopeless syn 大体 大體 dà tǐ in general / more or less / in rough terms / basically / on the whole / overall situation / the big picture / cadaver for dissection in training medical students syn 况 況 kuàng moreover / situation syn 推移 tuī yí (of time) to elapse or pass / (of a situation) to develop or evolve syn 苗头 苗頭 miáo tou first signs / development (of a situation) syn 现况 現況 xiàn kuàng the current situation 如坐针毡 如坐針氈 rú zuò zhēn zhān lit. as if sitting on pins and needles (idiom) / fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation syn 情境 qíng jìng situation / context / setting / environment syn 战局 戰局 zhàn jú war situation 家境 jiā jìng family financial situation / family circumstances syn 政局 zhèng jú political situation syn 阵势 陣勢 zhèn shì battle array / disposition of forces / situation / circumstance syn 狂风暴雨 狂風暴雨 kuáng fēng bào yǔ howling wind and torrential rain (idiom) / (fig.) difficult, dangerous situation syn 险峻 險峻 xiǎn jùn (of terrain) mountainous / rugged / (of a situation) precarious / daunting syn 敌情 敵情 dí qíng the situation of the enemy positions / intelligence about the enemy 时局 時局 shí jú current political situation syn 腾飞 騰飛 téng fēi lit. to fly upwards swiftly / fig. rapid advance / rapidly developing (situation) syn 顺水推舟 順水推舟 shùn shuǐ tuī zhōu lit. to push the boat with the current / fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit syn 进退维谷 進退維谷 jìn tuì wéi gǔ no room to advance or to retreat (idiom) / without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation syn 审时度势 審時度勢 shěn shí duó shì to judge the hour and size up the situation / to take stock syn 寸步难行 寸步難行 cùn bù nán xíng unable to move a single step (idiom) / to be in an (extremely) difficult situation syn 安于现状 安於現狀 ān yú xiàn zhuàng to take things as they are (idiom) / to leave a situation as it is / to be happy with the status quo syn 时势 時勢 shí shì current situation / circumstances / current trend syn 火上加油 huǒ shàng jiā yóu to add oil to the fire (idiom) / fig. to aggravate a situation / to enrage people and make matters worse syn 套用 tào yòng to apply (sth hitherto used in a different context) / to use (rules, systems, models etc copied from elsewhere) (often implying that they aren't suited to the new situation) / to borrow (a phrase) / (Tw) (computing) to apply (a style, formatting etc) syn 丑态 醜態 chǒu tài shameful performance / disgraceful situation 知难而退 知難而退 zhī nán ér tuì lit. to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom) / fig. to back out of an awkward situation / to get out on finding out what it's really like syn 回天乏术 回天乏術 huí tiān fá shù (idiom) nothing can be done to remedy the situation / beyond recovery syn 概况 概況 gài kuàng general situation / summary syn 酌情 zhuó qíng to use discretion / to take circumstances into account / to make allowances pertinent to a situation syn 惊涛骇浪 驚濤駭浪 jīng tāo hài làng perilous situation syn 绝处逢生 絕處逢生 jué chǔ féng shēng to come back from death's door (idiom) / unexpected rescue from danger / fig. to recover from a seemingly impossible situation / to find a way out of a predicament syn 事过境迁 事過境遷 shì guò jìng qiān The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom). / It is water under the bridge. syn 