(fā shēng) - to happen, to occur in Mandarin
fāshēngTraditional: 發生
Translation
to happen, to occur
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Word origin
A compound of 发 (fa) 'to send out, to issue' and 生 (sheng) 'to be born, to arise'. Literally 'to issue forth and arise', hence 'to happen'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 发 (fa, 'to issue, emit') + 生 (sheng, 'to arise, be born')
Stroke order
发
生
Examples
？
What happened?
？
How did this happen?
。
Nothing happened.
祸。
A car accident happened here.
。
I do not know what has happened.
发生 (fā shēng) means to happen, to occur. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 8: 发生, 下, 太 and 7 more words.