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Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 发生.
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How to Use 发生 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 发生 with other words naturally.
Verb + Object
shēng
gǎi
biàn
neutral
undergo change
shēng
guān
neutral
have a relationship
shēng
shì
neutral
have an accident
shēng
chōng
neutral
have a conflict
Adverb + Verbwith突然
rán
shēng
neutral
suddenly happen

Example Sentences with 发生

jīn
tiān
shēng
le
jiàn
shì
Something happened today.
huì
jiān
rán
shēng
le
shù
zhàng
dǎo
zhì
zhōng
duàn
le
shí
fēn
zhōng
A technical malfunction suddenly occurred during the meeting, causing a ten-minute interruption.
zuì
jìn
yǒu
méi
yǒu
tīng
shuō
gōng
shēng
le
shén
me
zhòng
yào
de
shì
qíng
Have you heard about anything important that happened in the company recently?
zuó
tiān
xué
xiào
shēng
le
cháng
huǒ
zāi
A fire occurred at the school yesterday.
xìng
yùn
de
shì
zhè
xíng
zhōng
bìng
méi
yǒu
shēng
rèn
wài
Fortunately, no accidents occurred during this trip.
suī
rán
shēng
le
huì
dàn
jīng
guò
gōu
tōng
men
hěn
kuài
jiù
jiě
jué
le
wèn
Although a misunderstanding occurred, we quickly resolved the issue through communication.
zuì
jìn
shēng
le
hěn
duō
biàn
huà
men
yào
shì
yìng
Many changes have occurred recently, and we need to adapt.
chū
mén
qián
jiǎn
chá
le
méi
què
bǎo
huì
shēng
xiè
lòu
I checked the gas before leaving to make sure a leak wouldn't happen.