出现 chūxiàn appear
appear; arise; emerge
How to remember 出现: 出 go out + 现 the present = appear.
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How it is used
- Something appears/emerges, often unplanned - 出现问题 (chūxiàn wèntí) a problem appears; 天空出现彩虹 (tiānkōng chūxiàn cǎihóng) a rainbow appeared in the sky.
- Intransitive: the thing that appears is the subject or comes after 出现; you don't 出现 something.
- Contrast 发现 (fāxiàn, to discover/notice something already there) and 表现 (biǎoxiàn, to display/perform). 出现 = come into view or existence.
Example sentences
- 一个男的突然出现在门口。 Yígè nán de tūrán chūxiàn zài ménkǒu.A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.
- 出现了新困难。 Chūxiàn le xīn kùnnán.A new difficulty has arisen.
- 太阳出现在地平线上。 Tàiyáng chūxiàn zài dìpíngxiàn shàng.The sun appeared on the horizon.