发生 (fā shēng) — to happen, to occur
Definition
A neutral, general verb for events taking place (accidents, problems, changes). 爆发 is more intense — used for sudden, violent outbreaks like wars or emotions.
verb
to happento occur
Examples
- 。Zhè jiàn shì fā shēng zài qù nián.This happened last year.
- 发生，？Wèn tí yǐ jīng fā shēng le, wǒ men zěn me bàn?The problem has already occurred, what should we do?
- 发生。Tū rán fā shēng le yí jiàn qí guài de shì qing.Suddenly a strange thing happened.
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