Word · Frequency #275
happen
发生
to take place; to occur
- 1.
To occur or take place.
发生
- 2.
To do or occur by chance or unexpectedly.
偶然发生；碰巧
- 3.
To encounter by chance.
偶然遇到；碰见
碰巧；恰好；产生；成为现实；偶然发生；碰巧；偶然遇到；碰见；恰巧
In use
A strange thing happened on my way to work this morning.
What is happening outside? I can hear people shouting.
Good things happen when you work hard and stay positive.
happen to sb/sth
表示某事发生在某人或某物上
What happened to your car?
你的车怎么了？
happen + adv
用于描述发生的时间、地点或方式
The accident happened yesterday.
事故发生在昨天。
happen to do sth
表示偶然或碰巧做某事
I happened to see her on the bus.
我碰巧在公交车上看见了她。
Connections
Collocations
- happen to
- 发生在（某人/某物）身上
- A strange thing happened to me yesterday.昨天一件奇怪的事情发生在我身上。
- happen with
- 发生在（某人/某物）身上
- What happened with your car?你的车怎么了？
- happen by chance
- 偶然发生
- We met by chance, but it felt like fate.我们偶然相遇，但感觉像是命运。
- happen again
- 再次发生
- I hope this mistake doesn't happen again.我希望这个错误不会再发生。
- happen unexpectedly
- 意外发生
- The storm happened unexpectedly, causing damage.暴风雨意外发生，造成了破坏。
- happen naturally
Learner notes
Memory Tip
happen 音似 '哈盆'，联想一个盆子突然发生掉落。
Context & Register
happen 为 A1 级常用动词，语域中性，适用于几乎所有日常及正式场合，表示‘发生’或‘碰巧’。通常无需特别区分语域。
Grammar Note
happen是不及物动词，不能直接接宾语。常用结构：sth happen(s); happen to do; happen to sb.
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words end with /ən/, rhyming with the last syllable of 'happen'. Words spelled with 'en' but pronounced differently (e.g., 'hen' /hɛn/) are not included.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.