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发生了
Traditional Chinese
發生了
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
fā shēng le
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
/(faat3 saang1 liu5 )
Short definition to have happened
Usage frequency Somewhat infrequent
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到底(dào dǐ) finally
发生了(fā shēng le) to have happened
什麽事 。
What actually happened?

(dàng) when
(liè) row
(jū) car
停止(tíng zhǐ) to cease
(shí) when
所有的乘客( suǒ yǒu de chéng kè) all of the passengers
都想(dōuxiǎng)
知道(zhī dào) to know
发生了(fā shēng le) to have happened
什么(shén me shén me yě méi yǒu) who?

As the train came to a halt, all of the passengers wondered what was happening.

(yào) may
(fà) hair
生的(shēngde) to look
已经(yǐ jīng) already
发生了(fā shēng le) to have happened
(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
摇头叹息( yáo tóu tàn xī)
也没(yěméi)
(yòng) hence

What's happened has happened; there's no use in whining and complaining.

因为(yīn wèi) because
(tā) another
未能(wèi néng) cannot
遵守(zūn shǒu) to abide by
交通规则(jiāo tōng guī zé) traffic rules
结果(jié guǒ) outcome
发生了(fā shēng le) to have happened
严重的( yán zhòng de) grisly
事故(shì gù) event

His failure to observe traffic regulations resulted in a serious accident.

告诉(gàosù) to tell
(wǒ) I
发生了(fā shēng le) to have happened
什么事(shén me shì) what?

Tell me what happened.

(shéi shéi) also pr. shui2
(lái) next
告诉(gàosù) to tell
(wǒ) I
到底(dào dǐ) finally
发生了(fā shēng le) to have happened
什么事(shén me shì) what?

I am still waiting to be told what happened.

我们( men) us
一起(yī qǐ yì qǐ) one
祈祷(qí dǎo) to pray
这样的(zhèyàng) this kind of
(shì) item
别再(biézài)
发生了(fā shēng le) to have happened

Let's just pray it never happens again.

(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
(hé) with
汤姆(tāng mǔ) Tom (name)
之间(zhī jiān) between
发生了(fā shēng le) to have happened
什么(shén me shén me yě méi yǒu) who?

What happened between you and Tom?

他们(tā men) they
知道(zhī dào) to know
发生了(fā shēng le) to have happened
什么(shén me shén me yě méi yǒu) who?

They know what happened.

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