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发生 vs 发现

发生 = happen — events do it themselves (这种事发生了); 发现 = discover — you notice what was already there (发现读这本书很难).

发生 發生
fāshēng ㄈㄚ ㄕㄥ
to happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 發生問題|发生问题 "a problem arises")
不要再让这种事发生了!
Don't let that happen again!
发现 發現
fāxiàn ㄈㄚ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect; a discovery
我发现读这本书很难。
I found it difficult to read the book.
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