发生/發生 fāshēng — to happen, to occur

Meanings

1. 1

   to happen, to occur

   发, to emit or set off, and 生, to arise — an event coming into being, always something unplanned or at least unscheduled: an accident, a change, a story.

   verb

Character breakdown

• 生

  shēng (first tone, high and level)

  to be born; to grow; to give birth to; life; raw, uncooked; unfamiliar, strange

  5 strokesRadical 生

Example sentences

• 这件事情发生在去年夏天。/這件事情發生在去年夏天。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) jiàn (fourth tone, falling) shìqing (fourth tone, falling) fāshēng (first tone, high and level) zài (fourth tone, falling) qùnián (fourth tone, falling) xiàtiān. (fourth tone, falling)···

  This happened last summer.

• 谁也不知道会发生什么。/誰也不知道會發生什麼。Shéi (second tone, rising) yě (third tone, dipping) bù (fourth tone, falling) zhīdào (first tone, high and level) huì (fourth tone, falling) fāshēng (first tone, high and level) shénme. (second tone, rising)···

  No one knows what will happen.

Similar words

Words containing 生

• 学生/學生xuésheng (second tone, rising)student, pupil
• 先生xiānsheng (first tone, high and level)Mr, sir
• 医生/醫生yīshēng (first tone, high and level)doctor, physician
• 生日shēngrì (first tone, high and level)birthday
• 生气/生氣shēngqì (first tone, high and level)to get angry, to be cross
• 生病shēngbìng (first tone, high and level)to fall ill, to be sick