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    Expressing "to surface or emerge" with 浮出 (fúchū)

    Actions & Events
    Direction & Movement

    Structure

    浮出 + 水面/Surface

    Explanation

    The verb 浮出 (fúchū) means "to surface" or "to emerge," describing the action of rising up from below, whether literally from water or figuratively into public awareness. It is often used in the expression 浮出水面 (to come to the surface).

    Examples

    • 调查进行了很久，真相终于浮出水面。

      diàochá jìnxíng le hěn jiǔ, zhēnxiàng zhōngyú fú chū shuǐmiàn.

      The investigation went on for a long time, and the truth finally surfaced.

    • 潜水员慢慢地浮出了水面。

      qiánshuǐyuán mànmàn de fú chū le shuǐmiàn.

      The diver slowly surfaced from the water.

    • 这件事背后的问题逐渐浮出来了。

      zhè jiàn shì bèihòu de wèntí zhújiàn fú chūlái le.

      The problems behind this matter gradually came to light.

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