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发生

fā shēng · fa sheng

Traditional 發生

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
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  1. Dengdeng

    外面(wàimiàn)发生(fāshēng)了(le)什么(shénme)事(shì)？好多(hǎoduō)人(rén)！

    What happened outside? So many people!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)去(qù)问问(wènwèn)……他们(tāmen)在(zài)发(fā)免费(miǎnfèi)的(de)冰棍(bīnggùn)！

    I'll go ask... They're giving out free popsicles!

  3. Dengdeng

    这么(zhème)好(hǎo)的(de)事(shì)发生(fāshēng)了(le)，快(kuài)走(zǒu)！

    Such a good thing is happening. Let's go!

  4. Liangliang

    等(děng)一下(yīxià)，前面(qiánmiàn)的(de)人(rén)说(shuō)，已经(yǐjīng)发完(fāwán)了(le)。

    Wait. The people up front say they're all gone.

  5. Dengdeng

    发完(fāwán)了(le)？那(nà)我们(wǒmen)跑(pǎo)什么(shénme)？

    All gone? Then what are we running for?

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2 examples
01

发(fā)生(shēng)了(le)什(shén)么(me)好(hǎo)事(shì)吗(ma)？

Has something good happened?

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

它(tā)可(kě)能(néng)永(yǒng)远(yuǎn)都(dōu)不(bú)会(huì)发(fā)生(shēng)。

It may never happen.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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发
fā

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

生
shēng

to be born; to give birth

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