发生 fā shēng to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out Example sentences 为什么你们都不跟他说话?可以告诉我发生了什么事吗? wèishénme nǐmen dōu bù gēn tā shuōhuà? kěyǐ gàosù wǒ fāshēngle shénme shì ma? Why don't you talk with him? Can you tell me what happened? 弟弟发生了车祸,摔伤了腿。 dìdi fāshēng le chēhuò, shuāishāng le tuǐ. My little brother had a car accident and broke his leg 要是你不专心过马路,危险的事就会发生。 yàoshi nǐ bù zhuānxīn guò mǎlù, wēixiǎn de shì jiù huì fāshēng. If you don't cross the road carefully, something dangerous may happen