发现
fā​xiàn HSK2

to notice

发现 發現 fā​xiàn
to notice verb
to perceive or become aware of something; to realize

你会发现世界是如此美丽。

nǐ huì fā​xiàn shì​jiè shì rú​cǐ měi​lì.

You will find that the world is so beautiful.

他发现很难继续下去。

tā fā​xiàn hěn nán jì​xù xià qu.

He found it difficult to continue.

to discover verb
to find or see for the first time something that previously existed but was unknown

咖啡是怎样被发现的？

kā​fēi shì zěn​yàng bèi fā​xiàn de?

How was coffee discovered?

discovery noun
a discovery or finding, such as a scientific breakthrough or the identification of a previously unknown natural phenomenon

这是科学史上最伟大的发现之一。

zhè shì kē​xué​shǐ shang zuì wěi​dà de fā​xiàn zhī​yī.

This is one of the greatest discoveries in the history of science.

to appear
(literary) to reveal itself or appear; to be exposed or made visible

Frequency
Movie subtitles
589.5 per million appears in 81% of films
Written text
537.8 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 3
HSK 3.0
Level 2

Cross-References

Same as

Sources
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)