happen (v.)
HSK 4
Traditional
發生
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Examples
发生了很多事情，我们必须做点什么。 fāshēngle hěnduō shìqing, wǒmen bìxū zuò diǎn shénme. - A lot has happened, we must do something.
你知道昨天晚上发生了什么吗？ nǐ zhīdào zuótiān wǎnshang fāshēngle shénme ma? - Do you know what happened last night?
当我正在睡觉时，火灾发生了。 dāng wǒ zhèngzài shuìjiào shí, huǒzāi fāshēngle. - When I was sleeping, the fire happened.
这是他们公司发生的一件事。 zhè shì tāmen gōngsī fāshēng de yī jiàn shì. - This happened in their company.
在那个地区发生了一场地震。 zài nàgè dìqū fāshēngle yī chǎng dìzhèn. - There was an earthquake in that area.
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发 fā - to send (an email) | HSK 3
生 shēng - new, unfamiliar, strange |