發現

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See also: 发现

Chinese

to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue
to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop
 
appear; present; now
appear; present; now; existing; current
 
trad. (發現)
simp. (发现)

Pronunciation


Note: huag4 hing7 - Shantou.

Verb

發現

  1. to discover; to find; to find out
    發現精彩 [MSC, trad.]
    发现精彩 [MSC, simp.]
    Sǎo yī sǎo, fāxiàn gèng duō jīngcǎi.
    Scan to discover more amazing things.
    網上發現信息 [MSC, trad.]
    网上发现信息 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā shì zài wǎngshàng fāxiàn zhè ge xìnxī de.
    He found this information online.
    發現 [MSC, trad.]
    发现 [MSC, simp.]
    fāxiàn dú zhè běn shū hěn nán.
    I find this book is very difficult to read.

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Noun

發現

  1. discovery
    重要發現重要发现  ―  zhòngyào fāxiàn  ―  important discovery
    一個發現 [MSC, trad.]
    一个发现 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè shì yīge hěn dà de fāxiàn.
    This is a very big discovery.

Usage notes

Like English discover and find, 發現发现 (fāxiàn) can mean denote both becoming aware of something and discovering something new through exploration or research. Chinese monolingual dictionaries usually distinguish between these two senses.

Derived terms