发现 - Mandarin word #234

发现

fāxiàn

Traditional: 發現

HSK 3

#234 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to discover, to find

Stroke order

发

现

。

I discovered a secret.

？

Did you notice?

科kē。

Scientists discovered a new method.

包bāo。

I realised that my wallet was missing.

锁suǒ。

She noticed that the door was not locked.

发现 (fā xiàn) means to discover, to find. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.

看到

to see, to catch sight of

明白

to understand, clear, obvious

听到

to hear, to catch (a sound)

找到

to find, to locate

知道

to know (a fact)

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

This word is part of lesson 5.