事情发生

something happens

→ 事情
phrase Uncommon #11,205
something happens The phrase can also mean “things happen,” depending on context.
CH: 如果有什么事情发生,告诉我。
EN: If anything happens, tell me.

也许故事的背后还有别的事情发生

Maybe there was something else going on behind the story.

— Suzhou River (2000)

事情发生了

Something happened.

— 双重赔偿 (1944)

如果让月亮继续靠近的话就会有无法挽回的事情发生

If we let the moon continue to draw closer, something irreversible will happen.

— 崖上的波妞 (2008)

在我的电影里,我会让各种各样的事情发生。

In my movies, I make all kinds of things happen.

— 八部半 (1963)

全然不同的事情发生了

Something completely different happened.

— 牺牲 (1986)

我以为我以为他去上课一直到事情发生的那一天他才突然传简讯给我

I thought he was going to class, until the day it happened, when he suddenly texted me.

— A Sun (2019)

我妈太爱我爸了绝不会允许这样的事情发生的

My mom loves my dad too much to ever let something like this happen.

— 回归 (2006)

再不会有这样的事情发生

This will never happen again.

— 黑潮 (1992)