Traditional: 發生
发生 (fā shēng) means “to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out”. It is an HSK 4 Chinese word (traditional 發生) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
Practice each character:
昨天发生了意外。
Zuótiān fāshēng le yìwài.
An accident happened yesterday.
Updated: 2026-05-27