发生

fāshēng

to happen; to occur

Dictionary entry

to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out

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See it in sentences

别怕,什么都没有发生。

Bié pà, shénme dōu méiyǒu fāshēng.

English

Do not be afraid, nothing happened.

这件事发生在一个晚上。

Zhè jiàn shì fāshēng zài yí gè wǎnshang.

English

It all happened one evening.

Goes with

  • 发生了happened
  • 发生什么事what happened
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