出现chū xiànto appear
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.
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?
How is 出现 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你看见小王了吗?
Nǐ kànjiàn Xiǎo Wáng le ma?
Have you seen Xiao Wang?
- 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.
- Speaker A:
他现在在哪儿?
Tā xiànzài zài nǎr?
Where is he now?
- Speaker B:
不知道,他又走了。
Bù zhīdào, tā yòu zǒu le.
I don't know, he left again.
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Related words
- 演出yǎn chūto perform; to put on (a performance)HSK 4
- 表现biǎo xiànperformance (at work etc)HSK 4
- 出发chū fāto set off; to start (on a journey)HSK 3
- 出生chū shēngto be bornHSK 3
- 发现fā xiànto notice; to become aware ofHSK 3
- 出chūto go out; to come outHSK 2
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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.