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The word "出没" is formed by directly combining the verb "出", meaning to emerge or appear, with the verb "没", meaning to submerge or disappear; this juxtaposition of two antithetical actions creates a single term that denotes the repeated alternation between appearing and vanishing, conveying the concept of intermittent presence.

Word Definition - 出没

chū mò to appear and disappear; to haunt (of animals, ghosts, etc.); rising and setting (of celestial bodies)

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