时局

Traditional form:

時局

Pinyin (reading):

shíjú

Definitions:

• current political situation

Characters:

• 时 - time, season; period, era, age
• 局 - bureau, office; circumstance, game, situation

Traditional characters:

• 時 - time, season; period, era, age
• 局 - bureau, office; circumstance, game, situation