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发生
fāshēng
Description
发生的意思是有一件事出现了或者开始了，常常是我们没有想到的事。
The meaning of 发生 is that something appears or starts, often something we did not expect.
我们说事情、事故、变化发生，但不能说人发生。
We say events, accidents, or changes 发生, but we cannot say people 发生.
Meanings
发生fāshēng
to happen, to occur, to take place
昨天这里发生了一件大事。
Something big happened here yesterday.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
发 (to send out/issue) + 生 (to give rise to), together meaning something comes into being.
- Nuance
subject is usually an event or situation, not a person; often for unplanned things.
In videos
“古代的就是发生在以前的”
“我们不可以就是发生这个性关系，”
“没有人知道的情况下发生了。”
“农民起义之后发生的事情。”
“改变了她丈夫也搞不清楚发生什么事情”
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