Examples
zuì jìn最近zhè这gè个qū yù区域de的guó jì国际xíng shì形势hěn很jǐn zhāng紧张。
最近这个区域的国际形势很紧张。
Recently, this area's international relations have become very tense.
两相比较，他那边的形势更不利一些。
The comparison between the two was to his disadvantage.
文章开头讲了当前的形势。
The article begins with an account of the current situation.