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发现

fā xiàn

HSK 2 · word 647 of 3,000

Meaning

• to notice; to become aware of
• to discover; to find; to detect
• a discovery

Example sentence

Characters in 发现

• 发 fā to send out
• 现 xiàn present, current; to appear

发 to emit or issue plus 现 to appear. A discovery is something coming into view; compare 出现, where 出 gives it a plainer sense of appearing.

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