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appear

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

chu1xian4 chūxiàn

Meaning


Primary

appear

Alternatives

appears, appearing, arise, arose, appeared

Mnemonic


When something 出 exits from the shadows, it 出現 appears in the 現 present.

Usage


天上 出現 了 一 片 烏雲。

Black clouds appeared in the sky.

我們 家 出現 了 新 問題。

A new problem arose in our family.