Usage note
“出现”用于描述某事物或情况开始存在。
chūxiàn yòng zú gù měi shì wù huò kuàng kāng kěyǐ kāishǐ zhùcún。
"出现" is used to describe when something or a situation begins to exist.
Context note
“出现”常用于描述天气、人物或物品的变化情况。
chūxiàn cháng yòng zú gù míngtài、rénwù huò wùpǐn de biànhuà qíngkuàng。
"出现" is commonly used to describe changes in weather, people, or items.
5 examples
今天天气开始出现了变化。
jīn tiān tiān qì kāi shǐ chū xiàn le biàn huà。
Today the weather started showing changes.
妈妈说小明出现了。
mā ma shuō xiǎo míng chū xiàn le。
Mom said Xiao Ming appeared.
这个玩具在商店里出现了。
zhè ge wán jù zài shāng diàn lǐ chū xiàn le。
This toy appeared in the store.
他最近开始出现了一些新的症状。
tā zuì jìn kāi shǐ chū xiàn le yì xiē xīn de zhèng zhuàng。
He has recently started showing some new symptoms.
这本书在学校图书馆出现了。
zhè běn shū zài xué xiào tú shū guǎn chū xiàn le。
This book appeared in the school library.
5 mini stories
小华今天早上起床后，发现窗户上出现了水珠。
xiǎo huá jīn tiān zǎo shàng qǐ chuáng hòu， fā xiàn chuāng hù shàng chū xiàn le shuǐ zhū。
Xiao Hua found water droplets on the window after getting up this morning.
昨天晚上妈妈说爸爸出现了，结果是错的。
zuó tiān wǎn shàng mā ma shuō bà ba chū xiàn le， jié guǒ shì cuò de。
Mom said Dad appeared last night, but it turned out to be wrong.
小红在公园里看到了一只漂亮的蝴蝶，它突然出现了。
xiǎo hóng zài gōng yuán lǐ kàn dào le yì zhī piào liang de hú dié， tā tū rán chū xiàn le。
Xiao Hong saw a beautiful butterfly in the park; it suddenly appeared.
昨天晚上我做了一个梦，梦见自己出现在一个神奇的世界里。
zuó tiān wǎn shàng wǒ zuò le yí gè mèng， mèng jiàn zì jǐ chū xiàn zài yí gè shén qí de shì jiè lǐ。
Last night I had a dream where I appeared in a magical world.
小明的妈妈说他最近开始出现了新的学习习惯。
xiǎo míng de mā ma shuō tā zuì jìn kāi shǐ chū xiàn le xīn de xué xí xí guàn。
Xiao Ming's mom said he has recently started showing new study habits.
Mini dialogue
彩虹出现
A
快看，天边出现了彩虹！
Kuài kàn, tiānbiān chūxiànle cǎihóng!
Look, a rainbow has appeared on the horizon!
B
真漂亮！它是什么时候出现的？
Zhēn piàoliang! Tā shì shénme shíhou chūxiàn de?
So beautiful! When did it appear?
问题出现
A
我的作业出现了一个错误。
Wǒ de zuòyè chūxiànle yī gè cuòwù.
A mistake appeared in my homework.
B
没关系，我们一起找找问题出现在哪里。
Méiguānxi, wǒmen yīqǐ zhǎozhǎo wèntí chūxiàn zài nǎlǐ.
No worries, let's find where the problem appears together.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
消失
xiāoshī
to disappear
The opposite of appearing.
similar
发生
fāshēng
to happen
Something takes place, similar to appearing.
related
看到
kàn dào
to see
You see something when it appears.