发现 fāxiàn discover
discover; to find
How to remember 发现: 发 send out + 现 the present = discover. He got send out to see the present, which is called discovery.
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He got send out to see the present, which is called discovery.
How it is used
- "discover / notice / realize" - 我发现他不见了 (wǒ fāxiàn tā bú jiàn le) I noticed he was gone; 发现问题 spot a problem.
- Contrast 找到 (zhǎodào, find something you were looking for): 发现 is coming upon or realizing something new, often unexpectedly.
- Also a noun: 科学发现 (kēxué fāxiàn) a scientific discovery.
Example sentences
- 有什么新发现？ Yǒu shénme xīn fāxiàn?Has there been a new discovery?
- 你家很容易发现。 Nǐjiā hěn róngyì fāxiàn.Your house was easy to find.
- 你还发现什么了？ Nǐ hái fāxiàn shénme le?What else have you figured out?
- 是谁发现了万有引力？ Shì shéi fāxiànle wànyǒu yǐnlì?Who discovered universal gravitation?