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The Chinese word 发生 is formed from the character 发, meaning to issue or emit, and 生, meaning to birth or grow; their combination yields the sense of something issuing forth and coming into existence, thus meaning to happen or occur.

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事情发生了。

Shìqing fāshēng le.

The matter happened.

学校发生了一件有趣的事。

Xuéxiào fāshēng le yī jiàn yǒuqù de shì.

Something interesting happened at school.

昨天在公园发生了一场意外。

Zuótiān zài gōngyuán fāshēng le yī chǎng yìwài.

An accident happened in the park yesterday.

如果这种情况发生，我们应该怎么办？

Rúguǒ zhè zhǒng qíngkuàng fāshēng, wǒmen yīnggāi zěnme bàn?

If this situation occurs, what should we do?

近年来，全球气候变化导致了极端天气事件频繁发生。

Jìnnián lái, quánqiú qìhòu biànhuà dǎozhì le jíduān tiānqì shìjiàn pínfán fāshēng.

In recent years, global climate change has led to frequent occurrences of extreme weather events.

Word Definition - 发生

fā shēng to happen; to occur; to take place

Individual Character Details

发 fā, fà
生 shēng