发生 (fā shēng): Happen (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

HSK 3

fā发

to send (an email)

shēng生

to give birth, to produce, to grow

4.

How to Use 发生 in Sentences

Verb + Object

fā发

shēng生

gǎi改

biàn变

neutral

undergo change

fā发

shēng生

guān关

xi系

neutral

have a relationship

fā发

shēng生

shì事

gù故

neutral

have an accident

fā发

shēng生

chōng冲

tū突

neutral

have a conflict

Adverb + Verbwith突然

tū突

rán然

fā发

shēng生

5.

Example Sentences with 发生

zuó昨

tiān天

xué学

xiào校

fā发

shēng生

le

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HSK 4 Words

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set off; depart

发出fā chūto issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch

发展fā zhǎndevelop

发送fā sòngto transmit

沙发shā fāsofa

Words with 生

4.

How to Use 发生 in Sentences

Verb + Object

fā发

shēng生

gǎi改

biàn变

neutral

undergo change

fā发

shēng生

guān关

xi系

neutral

have a relationship

fā发

shēng生

shì事

gù故

neutral

have an accident

fā发

shēng生

chōng冲

tū突

neutral

have a conflict

Adverb + Verbwith突然

tū突

rán然

fā发

shēng生

5.

Example Sentences with 发生

zuó昨

tiān天

xué学

xiào校

fā发

shēng生

le

neutral

suddenly happen

了

yí一

jiàn件

yǒu有

qù趣

de的

shì事

。

An interesting thing happened at school yesterday.

jīn今

tiān天

fā发

shēng生

le了

yī一

jiàn件

shì事

。

Something happened today.

nǐ你

zuì最

jìn近

yǒu有

méi没

yǒu有

tīng听

shuō说

gōng公

sī司

lǐ里

fā发

shēng生

le了

shén什

me么

zhòng重

yào要

de的

shì事

qíng情

？

Have you heard about anything important that happened in the company recently?

zuó昨

tiān天

xué学

xiào校

fā发

shēng生

le了

yī一

cháng场

huǒ火

zāi灾

。

A fire occurred at the school yesterday.

wǒ我

chū出

mén门

qián前

jiǎn检

chá查

le了

méi煤

qì气

，

què确

bǎo保

bú不

huì会

fā发

shēng生

xiè泄

lòu漏

。

I checked the gas before leaving to make sure a leak wouldn't happen.

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