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发生

發生

fā shēng

HSK 4

to happen, to occur, to take place

verb

Example Sentences

明天会发生大雨。

míngtiān huì fāshēng dàyǔ 。

There will be heavy rain tomorrow.

昨天发生了一件有趣的事。

zuótiān fāshēng le yījiàn yǒuqù de shì 。

An interesting thing happened yesterday.

事情发生得很快。

shìqíng fāshēng dé hěnkuài 。

Things happened very quickly.

Individual Characters

Words with similar meanings

出现chūxiàn

This term is often used in the context of something becoming visible or known, while '发生' suggests a more general occurrence.

进行jìnxíng

'进行' often implies the process of doing something, which can be seen as a type of occurrence, but tends to focus more on the action rather than the event itself.

Words Starting With 发

发烧fā shāo

have a high temperature (from illness); have a fever

发现fā xiàn

to find; to discover

发展fā zhǎn

development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand

发愁fā chóu

to worry; to fret; to be anxious; to become sad

shiver; shudder; tremble; tremulous

Words Ending With 生

医生yī shēng

出生chū shēng

研究生yán jiū shēng

graduate student; postgraduate student; research student

产生chǎn shēng

to arise; to come into being; to come about; to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate; to appear; appearance; emergence; generation; production; yield

人生rén shēng

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Individual Characters

to send out, to show (one's feeling)

unripe, green, living, raw

Public Lists with 发生

Weather & Climate

Describing temperature, precipitation, seasons, forecasts, and related terms.

Core action verbs like 'go,' 'come,' 'eat,' 'see,' commonly encountered in HSK.

All words for the HSK 4 test