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出现chū xiànto appear

HSK 4word

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出现 (chū xiàn) means "to appear." It appears in 太阳出现了 (The sun appeared) and 他又出现了 (He appeared again). A speaker answers 看见了,他刚才出现在学校。 (Yes, he appeared at the school just now.) It combines 出 (to come out) and 现 (to appear).

What does 出现 mean?

  1. 1.

    to appearverb

What do the characters in 出现 mean?

  • 出to come out
  • 现to appear

How do you use 出现?

See it in 太阳出现了 and 他又出现了

What are some examples of 出现 in a sentence?

  1. 太阳出现了。

    Tàiyáng chūxiàn le.

    The sun appeared.

  2. 他又出现了。

    Tā yòu chūxiàn le.

    He appeared again.

How is 出现 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你看见小王了吗?

    Nǐ kànjiàn Xiǎo Wáng le ma?

    Have you seen Xiao Wang?

  2. Speaker B:

    看见了,他刚才出现在学校。

    Kànjiàn le, tā gāngcái chūxiàn zài xuéxiào.

    Yes, he appeared at the school just now.

  3. Speaker A:

    他现在在哪儿?

    Tā xiànzài zài nǎr?

    Where is he now?

  4. Speaker B:

    不知道,他又走了。

    Bù zhīdào, tā yòu zǒu le.

    I don't know, he left again.

Can you use 出现 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 太阳___了。 (The sun appeared.)
  2. 2.What does 他又出现了。 mean?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 他又___了。 (He appeared again.)

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.