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(chū xiàn) - to appear, to emerge, to occur in Mandarin

chūxiàn

Traditional: 出現

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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

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Examples

A problem suddenly appeared.

kǒu

He appeared at the doorway.

A new opportunity has emerged.

New problems have appeared again.

kǒu

He suddenly appeared at the door.

出现 (chū xiàn) - to appear, to emerge, to occur.

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