显现 (xiǎn xiàn) — to appear, to become visible, to manifest
Definition
Implies something hidden or latent gradually becomes visible — more literary than 出现, and emphasizes a quality (talent, symptom) revealing itself rather than a person or thing simply showing up.
verb
to appearto become visibleto manifest
Examples
- 显现。Wèn tí zhú jiàn xiǎn xiàn chū lái.The problems gradually appeared.
- 显现。Tā de cái néng zài gōng zuò zhōng xiǎn xiàn chū lái.His talent manifested itself at work.
- 显现。Zhèng zhuàng kāi shǐ xiǎn xiàn.Symptoms began to appear.
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