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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