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发生 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say fāshēng slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
发生这个词用来描述事情的发生或出现。比如，天气突然变冷可以这样说：今天天气发生了变化。
fāshēng zhè gè cí lái yòng lái bǐ sù shì qì tānɡ tūrán biàn lěnɡ kě yào zhōu yě shuō：jīntiān qìtānɡ fāshēnɡ le biànghuà。
The word 发生 is used to describe the occurrence or appearance of something. For example, you can say: Today's weather has changed.
Context note
发生常用于描述日常生活中的各种事件，如天气变化、事情发展等。
fāshēng cháng yòng lái bǐ sù shì qìtānɡ biànhuà、shìqíng fāzhǎn děng。
The word 发生 is commonly used to describe various events in daily life, such as weather changes and the development of things.
5 examples
今天发生了什么？
jīn tiān fā shēng le shén me？
What happened today?
这个周末会发生一场大雨。
zhè ge zhōu mò huì fā shēng yì chǎng dà yǔ。
There will be a heavy rain this weekend.
他突然生病了，事情发生了变化。
tā tū rán shēng bìng le， shì qíng fā shēng le biàn huà。
He suddenly fell ill, and the situation changed.
这个项目已经发生了一些问题。
zhè ge xiàng mù yǐ jīng fā shēng le yì xiē wèn tí。
Some issues have occurred with this project.
昨天晚上发生了地震。
zuó tiān wǎn shàng fā shēng le dì zhèn。
An earthquake happened last night.
5 mini stories
妈妈说今天会下雨，结果真的发生了。
mā ma shuō jīn tiān huì xià yǔ， jié guǒ zhēn de fā shēng le。
Mom said it would rain today, and sure enough, it did.
昨天晚上我做了一个梦，梦见自己发生了一次冒险。
zuó tiān wǎn shàng wǒ zuò le yí gè mèng， mèng jiàn zì jǐ fā shēng le yí cì mào xiǎn。
Last night I had a dream where I went on an adventure.
他本来计划去公园野餐，但因为天气发生了变化，取消了。
tā běn lái jì huà qù gōng yuán yě cān， dàn yīn wèi tiān qì fā shēng le biàn huà， qǔ xiāo le。
He originally planned to have a picnic in the park, but because of the weather change, he canceled it.
这个周末我们计划去看电影，结果电影发生了一些延迟。
zhè gè zhōu mò wǒ men jì huà qù kàn diàn yǐng， jié guǒ diàn yǐng fā shēng le yì xiē yán chí。
We were planning to go see a movie this weekend, but the movie had some delays.
昨天晚上我做了一个梦，梦见自己发生了时间旅行。
zuó tiān wǎn shàng wǒ zuò le yí gè mèng， mèng jiàn zì jǐ fā shēng le shí jiān lǚ xíng。
Last night I had a dream where I traveled through time.