时有发生

時有發生

shíyǒufāshēng

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Meanings

时有 (from time to time there is) + 发生 (occurrence) — things happen occasionally.

Jiāotōng shìgù zài zhè tiáo lù shàng shíyǒufāshēng.

Traffic accidents happen frequently on this road.

Lèisì de wèntí shíyǒufāshēng, bìxū yǐnqǐ zhòngshì.

Similar problems occur from time to time and must be taken seriously.

时有发生 is a formal/written expression commonly found in news reports and official statements. In casual speech, you'd say 经常发生 instead.

时 shí

有 yǒu

发 fā

生 shēng