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现身

xiàn shēn · xian shen

Traditional 現身

Meaning

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  1. to show oneself
  2. to appear
  3. (of a deity) to appear in the flesh
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Who is it?

  1. Dengdeng

    听说(tīngshuō)那个(nàge)有名(yǒumíng)的(de)歌手(gēshǒu)今晚(jīnwǎn)会(huì)在(zài)夜市(yèshì)现身(xiànshēn)。

    I heard that famous singer will show up at the night market tonight.

  2. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)最(zuì)喜欢(xǐhuan)他(tā)的(de)歌(gē)！

    Really? I love his songs most!

  3. Dengdeng

    不(bù)知道(zhīdào)，大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)在(zài)等(děng)他(tā)现身(xiànshēn)。

    Don't know, everybody is waiting for him to show up.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那边(nàbian)来(lái)了(le)好多(hǎoduō)人(rén)！是(shì)他(tā)现身(xiànshēn)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Look, so many people came over there! Has he shown up?

  5. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)，是(shì)卖(mài)烤红薯(kǎohóngshǔ)的(de)大叔(dàshū)来(lái)了(le)，大家(dàjiā)在(zài)排队(páiduì)。

    No, it's the baked sweet potato seller, and everyone's queuing.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)个(ge)逃(táo)犯(fàn)在(zài)离(lí)这(zhè)里(lǐ)五(wǔ)十(shí)英(yīng)里(lǐ)的(de)小(xiǎo)镇(zhèn)上(shàng)现(xiàn)身(shēn)过(guò)后(hòu)又(yòu)消(xiāo)失(shī)了(le)。

The fugitive surfaced in a small town fifty miles from here but then disappeared again.

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

02

那(nà)位(wèi)歌(gē)手(shǒu)突(tū)然(rán)现(xiàn)身(shēn)舞(wǔ)台(tái)，观(guān)众(zhòng)立(lì)刻(kè)欢(huān)呼(hū)起(qǐ)来(lái)。

The singer suddenly appeared on stage, and the audience immediately cheered.

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