emerge as the times require; arise in response to the situation
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to be born at the right time (orig. of sages); to emerge as the times require; to arise in response to the situation
formalOriginally described the birth of ancient sages who were believed to be destined by heaven; now broadly used to describe new things, technologies, or trends that emerge naturally in response to changing conditions or needs.
Suí随
zhe着
diàn电
nǎo脑
de的
pǔ普
jí及
，
wǎng网
shàng上
jiào教
yù育
yìng应
yùn运
ér而
shēng生
。
With the popularization of computers, online education emerged as the times required.
Diàn电
zǐ子
shāng商
wù务
yìng应
yùn运
ér而
shēng生
，
chè彻
dǐ底
gǎi改
biàn变
le了
rén人
men们
de的
gòu购
wù物
fāng方
shì式
。
E-commerce arose in response to the situation, completely changing the way people shop.
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Miàn面
duì对
huán环
jìng境
wèn问
tí题
，
gè各
zhǒng种
lǜ绿
sè色
néng能
yuán源
jì技
shù术
yìng应
yùn运
ér而
shēng生
。
Faced with environmental problems, various green energy technologies emerged in response to the situation.
Zhè这
ge个
lǚ旅
yóu游
xiǎo小
zhèn镇
xīng兴
qǐ起
hòu后
，
xǔ许
duō多
tè特
sè色
mín民
sù宿
yìng应
yùn运
ér而
shēng生
。
After this tourist town became popular, many characteristic homestays sprang up in response to demand.