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Arise in Chinese

to arise · HSK 4

出现 chū xiàn

  1. 出 chū to go out
  2. 现 xiàn now

天上出现了一道彩虹。 A rainbow appeared in the sky.

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How do you say arise in Chinese?

Arise in Chinese is 出现 (chū xiàn). You can also say 出 (chū).

Which word should I use?

Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.

Where do these words come from?

The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.

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