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发生 (fā shēng): to happen

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: to happen
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 3

Full definitions

to happen
to occur
to take place
to break out
to happen
to occur
to take place
to break out (of a fire, war, disease, etc.)

Chinese explanation

指某件事情出现或产生，通常用于描述事件、变化、事故等，不用于人主动做某事
例如出现问题、发生火灾、发生变化。这个词强调事情自然出现或突然出现，常与“了”“过”连用。

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Character breakdown

HSK 3

to send out

HSK 4

to grow

Example sentences

A strange thing happened yesterday.

The accident happened at the intersection.

If a problem occurs, please tell me immediately.

Great changes have taken place here recently.

This happened yesterday afternoon.

A big fire broke out there.

If a problem occurs, please contact me immediately.

Great changes have taken place here in recent years.

No one knows what will happen next.

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