How to say “appear” in Chinese

呈现
chéngxiàn

appear, present

verb · HSK 6 · topic “Beginnings and change”

“Appear” in Chinese is 呈现, chéng xiàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

呈现 is read chéng xiàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

chéng — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
xiàn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

呈
chéng — show, present

On top, 口; below, 王. Hints at the reading of 程 chéng.

现
xiàn — current; appear

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “呈现”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 呈现. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 近几年,新能源汽车的销量呈现出快速增长的趋势。jìnjǐnián,xīnnéngyuánqìchēdexiāoliàngchéngxiànchūkuàisùzēngzhǎngdeqūshìIn recent years, sales of new-energy vehicles have been showing rapid growth.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “appear” in Chinese?

“Appear” in Chinese is 呈现, pinyin chéngxiàn.

What does 呈现 mean?

呈现 (chéngxiàn) means “appear, present”.

How do you write 呈现?

呈现 is 2 characters: 呈 (chéng) — show, present; 现 (xiàn) — current; appear. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 呈现?

呈现 is read chéngxiàn. Tones: chéng — second tone, xiàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“appear” in the lesson “Along with it”

This word is from the topic “Beginnings and change” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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