现状
xiànzhuàng
current situation, status quo
Part of speech · noun
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Examples
- 我们必须改变这种落后的现状。We must change this backward state of affairs.
- 他对目前的现状很不满意。He is very dissatisfied with the current situation.
Collocations
维持现状改变现状满足现状现状分析
Mnemonic
现 xiàn "present" + 状 zhuàng "state": the present state, i.e. the current situation, status quo. 维持现状 = to maintain the status quo. (Note: a different Korean cognate 现象 means "phenomenon", written with a different second character.)
Related
状况现实局面状态
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