发生 (fā shēng) — to happen, to occur | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

发生 (fā shēng) is the general, neutral verb for 'to happen, to occur' — used for events, accidents, and changes. 出 (chū) is more colloquial and often appears in fixed phrases like 出问题 (a problem arises) or 出事故 (an accident occurs). 爆发 (bào fā) specifically means a sudden, violent outbreak (war, volcano, anger) and is more formal.

verb

to happento occur

Examples

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Zhè jiàn shì fā shēng zài qùnián.
This happened last year.
发生，？
Wèntí yǐjīng fā shēng le, wǒmen zěnme bàn?
The problem has already occurred, what should we do?
发生。
Tūrán fā shēng le yí jiàn qíguài de shìqing.
Suddenly a strange thing happened.

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