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出现

chū xiàn · chu xian

Traditional 出現

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to appear
  2. to arise
  3. to emerge
  4. to show up
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Waiting for the moon

  1. Liangliang

    快(kuài)看(kàn)！月亮(yuèliang)要(yào)出现(chūxiàn)了(le)！

    Look quick! The moon is about to appear!

  2. Dengdeng

    在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？我(wǒ)没(méi)看到(kàndào)。

    Where? I do not see it.

  3. Liangliang

    等(děng)一下(yīxià)，云(yún)太(tài)多(duō)了(le)。

    Wait a moment. There are too many clouds.

  4. Dengdeng

    月亮(yuèliang)出现(chūxiàn)的时候(deshíhou)叫(jiào)我(wǒ)。

    Call me when the moon appears.

  5. Liangliang

    出现(chūxiàn)了(le)！你(nǐ)看(kàn)！

    It appeared! Look!

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)是(shì)路灯(lùdēng)，不是(bùshì)月亮(yuèliang)。

    That is a street lamp, not the moon.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)等(děng)了(le)好(hǎo)久(jiǔ)，但(dàn)是(shì)她(tā)还(hái)是(shì)没(méi)有(yǒu)出(chū)现(xiàn)。

We waited a long time, but she didn't show up.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CH · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

雨(yǔ)停(tíng)后(hòu)，天(tiān)空(kōng)出(chū)现(xiàn)了(le)一(yí)道(dào)彩(cǎi)虹(hóng)。

After the rain stopped, a rainbow appeared in the sky.

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出
chū

to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur

现
xiàn

to appear; present

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