Definition
况 is a bound morpheme (b.f.) that cannot stand alone as an independent word. It appears in compounds such as 情况 (qíngkuàng, 'situation, circumstances') and 何况 (hékuàng, 'let alone, much less'). The two main meanings are 'circumstances' (noun sense) and 'furthermore' (conjunction sense).
b.f.
(bound morpheme) circumstancessituation(bound morpheme) moreoverfurthermore
Examples
- 。Wǒ bù liǎojiě nàlǐ de qíngkuàng.I don't know the situation there.
- ，？Tā lián Zhōngwén dōu bú huì shuō, hékuàng xiě Hànzì ne?He can't even speak Chinese, let alone write characters.
- 。Tā de shēntǐ zhuàngkuàng bú tài hǎo.His physical condition is not very good.
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