出现 (chū xiàn) — to appear, to emerge, to arise
Definition
General verb for something 'appearing' or 'emerging' (problems, opportunities, people, shops). 出现 has a wide, neutral scope; 涌现 is for many things emerging at once, 浮现 is for images or memories surfacing in the mind.
verb
to appearto emergeto arise
Examples
- 出现。Wèn tí kāi shǐ chū xiàn le.The problem started to appear.
- 出现。Lù shang chū xiàn le hěn duō xīn shāng diàn.Many new shops appeared on the road.
- 出现。Jī huì zhōng yú chū xiàn le.The opportunity finally appeared.
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