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涌现 (yǒng xiàn) — to emerge in large numbers, to spring up, to come forth (of many people or things)

Definition

涌现 (yǒngxiàn) emphasizes many things emerging together in a sudden, plentiful wave. It is more vivid and abundant than 出现 ('to appear'); use 浮现 for images or memories surfacing in the mind.

verb
to emerge in large numbersto spring upto come forth (of many people or things)

Examples

  • 涌现。
    Zuì jìn zhè ge chéng shì yǒng xiàn le xǔ duō xīn de kā fēi guǎn.
    Recently, many new coffee shops have sprung up in this city.
  • 涌现，。
    Xīn jì shù bú duàn yǒng xiàn, gǎi biàn le rén men de shēng huó.
    New technologies continuously emerge, changing people's lives.
  • 20涌现。
    Yí dà pī yōu xiù zuò jiā zài 20 shì jì chū qī yǒng xiàn.
    A large group of outstanding writers emerged in the early 20th century.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

涌yǒngsurge up
现xiànappear

The sense of many things springing up comes from 涌, “surge up”, plus 现, “appear”.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 湧; 涌 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
勇
勇yǒng湧yǒng
Same sound today

The traditional form 湧 has 水 (water) and 勇, where 勇 gives the sound. The simplified 涌 is a later shorthand.

Open 涌 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 現; 现 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
玉玉yùjade
Sound part声符shēngfú
見
見jiàn現
Same sound today

The traditional form 現 pairs 玉 (jade) with 見 as a sound part; the simplified 现 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the historical parts.

Open 现 →
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