spring up
Phrasal Verb
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★★★★☆ Common
Neutral
Meaning: To appear suddenly or quickly
突然出现、涌现
Surgir repentinamente, brotar
急に現れる、次々と出現する
갑자기 나타나다, 속속 생겨나다
Used for things that emerge rapidly or unexpectedly, like new businesses, buildings, or problems.
用于描述新店铺、建筑或问题等迅速或意外地出现。有"雨后春笋"的意味。
Se usa para cosas que aparecen rápida o inesperadamente, como nuevos negocios, edificios o problemas. Evoca la imagen de brotes que surgen del suelo.
新しい店、建物、問題などが急速に、または予想外に現れる時に使う。「雨後の筍」のようなイメージ。
새로운 사업체, 건물, 문제 등이 빠르게 또는 예상치 못하게 등장하는 경우에 쓰인다.
Base verb: spring
Particle: up
Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together
Examples
- Coffee shops are springing up everywhere. 咖啡店到处涌现están surgiendo cafeterías por todas partesコーヒーショップがあちこちに次々とできている커피숍이 여기저기 속속 생겨나고 있다.
- New problems keep springing up. 新问题不断涌现siguen surgiendo nuevos problemas新しい問題が次々と発生している새로운 문제가 계속 발생하고 있다.
- A friendship sprang up between them. 他们之间萌生了友谊surgió una amistad entre ellos彼らの間に友情が芽生えた그들 사이에 우정이 싹텄다.
Pronunciation
Usage Guide
Context: emergence, rapid growth, sudden appearance
Tone: observational
✓ Do Say
- Springing up everywhere到处涌现Surgiendo por todas partesあちこちに次々と出現している여기저기 생겨나고 있어
Origin & History
From the image of plants springing up from the ground quickly.
Cultural Context
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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