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发生

fāshēng

to happen; to occur

A person watching a ball appear
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Characters in this word

发 fā

Strokes
5
Radical
又 — and, also, again, in addition

生 shēng

Strokes
5
Radical
生 — life, lifetime
Made of
𠂉 cap 土 soil, earth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 生

Example phrases

  • 发生什么事。 Fāshēng shénme shì. What happened.
  • 这里发生变化。 Zhèlǐ fāshēng biànhuà. Changes happen here.
  • 昨天发生小事。 Zuótiān fāshēng xiǎoshì. A small thing happened yesterday.

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