事 shì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 亅 — hook
事态
shìtài
situation; state of affairs
Characters in this word
态 tài
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 若不及时沟通，事态可能会从误会升级为公开冲突。 Ruò bù jíshí gōutōng, shìtài kěnéng huì cóng wùhuì shēngjí wéi gōngkāi chōngtū. Without timely communication, the situation may escalate from a misunderstanding into open conflict.
- 警察赶到现场，很快控制住了事态。 Jǐngchá gǎndào xiànchǎng, hěn kuài kòngzhì zhù le shìtài. The police rushed to the scene and quickly brought the situation under control.
- 事态严重，双方决定暂停谈判。 Shìtài yánzhòng, shuāngfāng juédìng zàntíng tánpàn. The situation was serious; both sides decided to pause the negotiations.
Related words
- 没事儿 méishìr it's nothing, never mind
- 事 shì matter, thing; work
- 故事 gùshi story
- 好事 hǎoshì good deed; good thing
- 事情 shìqing matter; thing
- 同事 tóngshì coworker
- 本事 běnshi ability; skill
- 从事 cóngshì to work in; to be engaged in
- 事故 shìgù accident
- 事件 shìjiàn event; incident
- 事实 shìshí fact
- 事实上 shìshíshàng actually