状

状(狀) [zhuàng] 名

1. ■ （形状） form; shape:

奇形怪状 of grotesque shapes;

凶恶之状 a ferocious manner

2. ■ （情况） state; condition; situation; circumstances:

病状 out of condition;

现状 present state of affairs; status quo;

惨状 miserable condition; pitiful sight

3. ■ （陈述事件或记载事迹的文字） account; record:

行状 a brief biographical sketch of deceased;

功状 an account of sb.'s meritorious service

4. ■ （指诉状） legal complaint; plaint:

诉状 register a legal complaint;

告状 lodge a charge or complaint

5. ■ （褒奖、委任等文件） certificate; official document:

奖状 certificate of commendation;

委任状 certificate of appointment; commission

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1. ■ （陈述或描摹） describe; narrate:

自状其过 confess one's own mistakes;

不可名状 cannot be described; beyond description; indescribable