| 动 happen; occur; take place: |
| | 发生了意外。 Something unexpected happened. |
| | 发生了巨大的变化。 Tremendous changes have taken place. |
| | 发生了新的困难。 New difficulties cropped up (or arose). |
| | 故事发生在一九六二年秋天。 The story is set in the autumn of 1962. |
| | 机器发生了故障。 The machine broke down. |
| | 那里发生了强烈地震。 A violent earthquake occurred there. |
| | 她对养蜂发生了兴趣。 She's become interested in apiculture. |
