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发现

fā xiàn · fa xian

Traditional 發現

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to notice; to become aware of
  2. to discover; to find; to detect
  3. a discovery
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A good spot

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)发现(fāxiàn)了(le)一个(yīgè)好(hǎo)地方(dìfang)！

    I've discovered a great place!

  2. Liangliang

    在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Where?

  3. Dengdeng

    公园(gōngyuán)后面(hòumian)有(yǒu)一家(yījiā)小(xiǎo)书店(shūdiàn)。

    A little bookshop behind the park.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)早就(zǎojiù)发现(fāxiàn)了(le)，我(wǒ)常(cháng)去(qù)。

    I discovered it long ago. I go often.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)不(bù)告诉(gàosu)我(wǒ)？

    Why didn't you tell me?

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)发现(fāxiàn)你(nǐ)从来(cónglái)不(bù)看书(kànshū)。

    I noticed you never read.

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Usage

发现 is used for noticing or discovering something you did not know before.

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)发(fā)现(xiàn)你(nǐ)玩(wán)绝(jué)对(duì)不(bù)耽(dān)误(wu)学(xué)习(xí)。我(wǒ)就(jiù)不(bù)行(xíng)。

I've noticed that having fun doesn't interfere at all with your studies. I just can't.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by sysko · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)发(fā)现(xiàn)了(le)我(wǒ)爸(bà)爸(ba)收(shōu)藏(cáng)了(le)30年(nián)的(de)报(bào)纸(zhǐ)。

I discovered my father collected 30 years of newspapers.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by smomo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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The characters

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发
fā

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

现
xiàn

to appear; present

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