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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

HSK 4
发fā
to send out, to show (one's feeling)
生shēng
unripe, green, living, raw

Words with similar meanings

出现chūxiàn
to appear
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
to carry out
'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
发抖fā dǒu
shiver; shudder; tremble; tremulous

Words Ending With 生

医生yī shēng
"doctor
出生chū shēng
to be born
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
human life

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Weather & Climate
Describing temperature, precipitation, seasons, forecasts, and related terms.
Basic Verbs
Core action verbs like 'go,' 'come,' 'eat,' 'see,' commonly encountered in HSK.
HSK 4
All words for the HSK 4 test