(chū xiàn) - to appear, to emerge, to occur in Mandarin
chūxiànTraditional: 出現
HSK 4
#469 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
to appear, to emerge, to occur
Word origin
The word 出现 combines 出 'to come out' with 现 'to appear, to show'. 现 is a phono-semantic compound with 王/玉 (jade) as the meaning element and 见 (jiàn) as the phonetic, originally the lustre of jade becoming visible. Together they mean to appear or emerge.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 出 (chū, to come out) + 现 (xiàn, to appear: 玉 jade + 见 phonetic)
Stroke order
出
现
Examples
。
A problem suddenly appeared.
口。
He appeared at the doorway.
。
A new opportunity has emerged.
。
New problems have appeared again.
口。
He suddenly appeared at the door.
出现 (chū xiàn) - to appear, to emerge, to occur.
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