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To notice in Chinese: 发现 (fā xiàn)

fā xiàn

to notice

HSK 3Traditional: 發現2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to notice; to become aware of
  2. 2to discover; to find; to detect
  3. 3a discovery

Stroke order

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发
现

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ㄈㄚ

fā

ㄈ/ fㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄒㄧㄢˋ

xiàn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

发现

Simplified

發現

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 你还发现什么了？

    nǐ hái fā xiàn shén me le？

    What else have you figured out?

  • 长发现在过时了。

    cháng fà xiàn zài guò shí le。

    Long hair is out of fashion now.

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Related words

发

fā

to send out

现在

xiàn zài

now

出现

chū xiàn

to appear

发烧

fā shāo

to have a high temperature (from illness)

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

出发

chū fā

to set off

发生

fā shēng

to happen

发展

fā zhǎn

development

理发

lǐ fà

to get a haircut

沙发

shā fā

sofa (loanword)

现代

xiàn dài

modern times

表现

biǎo xiàn

to show

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