Chinese phrase
在〜发生了〜 zài 〜 fā shēng le 〜
Meaning
___ occurred at ___
When to use it
This pattern states that an event occurred at a place. It puts the location before the event and suits clear, factual reports.
Example dialogue
上次的事故处理进展如何？ shàng cì de shì gù chú lǐ jìn zhǎn rú hé
How is the handling of the previous accident going?
调查显示，在生产线三号发生了设备故障。 diào chá xiǎn shì zài shēng chǎn xiàn sān hào fā shēng le shè bèi gù zhàng
The investigation showed that an equipment failure occurred on Production Line 3.