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发生
fā shēng
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- pinyin
- fā shēng
- simplified
- 发生
- traditional
- 發生
1 · 动词
to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
发生；发生；发生；爆发
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In case of fire, break the glass and push the red button.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending
万一发生火灾，打碎玻璃并按下红色按钮。
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