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Definition

to find/to discover

Example

As a Verb

discover; find

1
Zhè
这次
diàochá
调查
xiàn
发现
rénmen
人们
zuì
xīn
心仪
de
bàn
舞伴
shì
自己
de
妻子
huò
zhàngfu
丈夫
  

The survey found that people's most desirable dancing partners were their spouses.

2
Xiánrén
嫌疑人
dēngshàng
登上
fēiwǎng
飞往
巴黎
de
fēi
飞机
shí
bèi
jǐngfāng
警方
xiàn
发现
  

The suspect was spotted by police when boarding a plane for Paris.

3
xiàn
发现
jiāopéngyou
交朋友
róng
容易
  

He found it hard to make friends.

4
Gōngzhòng
公众
zhōng
终于
xiàn
发现
zhè
shì
cháng
piàn
骗局
  

The public eventually discovered that it was a hoax.

5
lún
哥伦布
1492
1492
nián
xiàn
发现
le
měizhōu
美洲
  

Columbus discovered America in 1492.

6
liǎng
běn
zhàng
jiào
比较
  
,
xiàn
发现
yǒu
duō
许多
chū
出入
  

Comparison of the two accounts revealed numerous discrepancies.

7
Shàn
善于
xiàn
发现
cuò
错误

have a good eye for/be good at spotting mistakes

8
Ǒurán
偶然
xiàn
发现

discover by accident/chance

9
xiàn
发现
zhēnxiàng
真相

find out/discover the truth/facts

10
xiàn
发现
zhēn
真理

discover truth

11
xiàn
发现
yīnmóu
阴谋

discover/discern a conspiracy

12
xiàn
发现
guī
规律

discover a law

13
xiàn
发现
xiànsuǒ
线索

find/discover a clue

14
xiàn
发现
xiǎnqíng
险情

spot the danger

15
xiàn
发现
wèn
问题

find/identify problems

16
xiàn
发现
réncái
人才

discover/identify talents

17
xiàn
发现
quēdiǎn
缺点

detect a flaw

18
xiàn
发现
秘密

find out a secret

19
xiàn
发现
lòudòng
漏洞

find a loophole

20
xiàn
发现
cuò
错误

find (out)/locate/spot/detect a mistake/an error

21
xiàn
发现
áizhèng
癌症
  
/
bìng
病毒

detect cancer/viruses

As a Noun

discovery; findings; find

22
Cuò
错误
jīng
一经
xiàn
发现
  
,
jiù
yìng
gǎizhèng
改正
  

Mistakes should be corrected upon detection.

23
Tiānwénxué
天文学
shàng
de
xiàn
发现

discovery in astronomy

24
Ǒurán
偶然
de
xiàn
发现

chance/accident discovery

25
xué
科学
xiàn
发现

scientific discovery

26
Kǎo
考古
xiàn
发现

archaeological finds

27
Huàshídài
划时代
de
  
/
zhènhàn
震撼
shìjiè
世界
de
xiàn
发现

epoch-making/world-shaking discovery

28
Diàn
de
xiàn
发现

discovery of electricity

29
xiàn
发现
diǎn
地点

find spot

30
取得
zhòng
重大
xiàn
发现

make/have an important find

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