显现

顯現

xiǎnxiàn

verb HSK 7-9 #10,232

Meanings

1 to appear
2 to manifest
3 to become visible

Characters

appear; present

Examples

黎明时分，山的轮廓渐渐显现出来。

Límíng shífēn, shān de lúnkuò jiànjiàn xiǎnxiàn chūlái.

At dawn, the outline of the mountain gradually appeared.

问题终于显现了。

Wèntí zhōngyú xiǎnxiàn le.

The problem finally became apparent.

Tips

usage

显现 implies something gradually becoming visible or apparent. Compare with 出现 (chūxiàn) which is more neutral and common.

Stroke Order

显 xiǎn

现 xiàn