English–Chinese
“happen” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinfā shēng
Example
昨天这里发生了事故。zuó tiān zhè lǐ fā shēng liǎo shì gù
An accident happened here yesterday.
How to say “happen” in Chinese
“Happen” in Chinese is 发生 (fā shēng).
An event or change comes into existence at a particular time and place.
Example sentences with 发生
最近公司里发生了很多变化。zuì jìn gōng sī lǐ fā shēng le hěn duō biàn huà
A lot of changes have occurred in the company recently.
Tips for using 发生
- Chinese commonly uses this verb with an event, problem, or change as the subject, and places the location after the verb when saying where it took place.