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title: "Yongxian Meaning: 涌现 (yǒngxiàn) Means “to emerge in large numbers”"
description: "涌现 (traditional 湧現, yǒngxiàn) means “to emerge in large numbers; to spring up”. Hear its tones, see what 涌 and 现 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yongxian"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 涌现 mean?

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涌现 yǒngxiàn

## to emerge in large numbers; to spring up

## Its characters

1. 涌 yǒng to emerge
2. 现 xiàn now

## In a sentence

这几年涌现出很多年轻作家。 Many young writers have emerged in recent years.

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## More words with 涌 or 现

- [表现 biǎoxiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biaoxian)
- [呈现 chéngxiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengxian)
- [重现 chóngxiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongxian)
- [出现 chūxiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuxian)
- [兑现 duìxiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duixian)
- [发现 fāxiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/faxian)
- [浮现 fúxiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fuxian)
- [实现 shíxiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shixian)
- [体现 tǐxiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tixian)
- [现场 xiànchǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xianchang)

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