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发生

fā shēng

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Exemples de phrases

发生了什么事?

fā shēng le shén me shì?

What happened?

发生了火灾。

fā shēng le huǒ zāi.

There was a fire.

发生了交通事故。

fā shēng le jiāo tōng shì gù.

There was a traffic accident.

Synonymes

Antonymes

停止 (tíngzhǐ)

stop

结束 (jiéshù)

end

Étymologie et composants

The Chinese word 发生 (fāshēng) is composed of two characters: 发 (fā) and 生 (shēng). The character 发 (fā) originally meant "hair" or "to grow hair". In modern Chinese, it has extended meanings such as "to send out", "to issue", "to happen", and "to develop". The character 生 (shēng) originally meant "to give birth" or "to be born". In modern Chinese, it has extended meanings such as "life", "to live", "to grow", and "to produce".When the two characters 发 (fā) and 生 (shēng) are combined, they form the word 发生 (fāshēng), which literally means "to send out life" or "to give birth to life". In modern Chinese, 发生 (fāshēng) is used as a verb and means "to happen", "to occur", or "to take place". It can be used to describe events, changes, or developments that occur in the world around us. For example, we can say 发生了什么事 (fāshēngle shénme shì) to ask "What happened?" or 发生了变化 (fāshēngle biànhuà) to say "There has been a change".The word 发生 (fāshēng) is a common and versatile word in Chinese. It is used in a wide variety of contexts and can be combined with other words to form many different phrases and expressions. By understanding the etymology of 发生 (fāshēng), we can gain a deeper understanding of its meaning and usage in Chinese.