情 (cing4 | qing2) : emotion, love, sentiment

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情

cing4

qing2

[1] feeling; sentiment; emotion [2] fact; detail; situation; condition [3] love; affection; passion [4] nature; reason

Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 心 (#61)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

情

Don't confuse with:
清請

This word has been viewed 26006 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Jul 2009 16:28

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情比金堅 cing4 bei2 gam1 gin1 qing2 bi3 jin1 jian1 = love is more solid than gold

矯情 giu2 cing4 jiao3 qing2 = unreasonable; unconventional, maverik 國

愛情 oi3 cing4 ai4 qing2 = romance; love (between man and woman)

情況 cing4 fong3 qing2 kuang4 = situation; circumstance

情節 cing4 zit3 qing2 jie2 = plot (of a film) 國

婚外情 fan1 ngoi6 cing4 hun1 wai4 qing2 = extramarital affair

舊情人 gau6 cing4 jan4 jiu4 qing2 ren2 = ex-lover

情人節 cing4 jan4 zit3 qing2 ren2 jie2 = Valentine's Day

色情狂 sik1 cing4 kong4 = abnormal sexual desires, nymphomania or satyriasis.

色情 sik1 cing4 se4 qing2 = erotic, pornographic
See all 239 compounds (CantoDict reports 245 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 15 examples containing 情

春節是動物的發情期國
Animals mate during spring.

詳細嘅情況我唔可以透露粵
I can't let you in on the details.
[Lit. small-details information I not-allowed divulge.]

年卅呀晚呢度人山人海直情水泄不通粵
On the 30th night, this place will be completely filled with people, impossible to move.

而家噉嘅情況佢重有心情去游山玩水? 粵
He still has the mood to go for sightseeing at a time like this?

佢對寶華一見鍾情粵
It was love at first sight when he saw Bou Waa.

喐吓就燕窩魚翅，實情有水粵
For no good reason he'll have bird's nest and shark's fin as a meal; he must really be rich.

佢今日嘅情况係佢咎由自取粵
He has only himself to blame for the plight he is in now.

你就手下留情放佢哋一馬啦。粵
Show some mercy and let them go.

他生性好奇, 甚麼事情都要研究一番。國
He is born curious and likes to look into every single thing.

首先係一般情報粵
First of all, we have some (new) information.
[Lit. first is one [counter] piece-of-intelligence]

不過大部分都只係冇用嘅情報粵
Most of the reports are useless though.
[Lit. however most also simply are no use [possessive particle] piece-of-intelligence]

打探商業情報﹐先至係佢參加旅行團嘅真正目的。粵
Spying out business secrets is the true purpose of his joining the tour.
[先至係 (to be really) is always used for emphasis.]

年卅晚同家人喺度𨅝檯腳, 點知得咁啱男朋友又預訂咗情人節喺呢度食燭光晚餐。粵
I had my reunion dinner with my family here on Chinese New Year's Eve. Little did I know that my boyfriend made a reservation to have our candlelight dinner in this same place on Valentine's day.

本港男子罹患新流感情況危殆
Hong Kong man suffering from H1N1 in critical condition

我甚至有能力係不留痕跡嘅情況底下粵
I have the capability to not leave a trace afterwards.
[E.g. on a computer.]

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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