Chinese phrase
〜发生了 〜 fā shēng le
Meaning
___ happened
When to use it
States that an event or situation happened. It usually comes before the event or situation being mentioned and has a neutral, factual tone.
Example dialogue
你听说了吗？街上发生了火灾。 nǐ tīng shuō le ma jiē shàng fā shēng le huǒ zāi
Did you hear? There was a fire in the street.
太可怕了，有人受伤吗？ tài kě pà le yǒu rén shòu shāng ma
That's terrible. Is anyone hurt?