出现 (chūxiàn) — to appear / to emerge / to occur

出现 (chūxiàn)

To come into existence or view; used when something appears, emerges, or occurs where it was not before.

Meanings

1. [verb] To appear, to come into view, to show up.
2. [verb] To occur, to arise, to emerge (of a problem or situation).

Example Sentences

天空中出现了一道彩虹。 Tiānkōng zhōng chūxiàn le yī dào cǎihóng. A rainbow appeared in the sky.

最近出现了一种新病毒。 Zuìjìn chūxiàn le yī zhǒng xīn bìngdú. A new virus has appeared recently.

他突然出现在我面前。 Tā tūrán chūxiàn zài wǒ miànqián. He suddenly appeared in front of me.

工作中出现了一些问题，我们需要解决。 Gōngzuò zhōng chūxiàn le yīxiē wèntí, wǒmen xūyào jiějué. Some problems have arisen at work; we need to solve them.

Collocations

Memory Hook

出 means "to exit/come out" and 现 means "to be visible/present" — coming out and becoming visible is to appear.