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觉醒

jué xǐng

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • to awaken
  • to come to realize
  • awakened to the truth
  • the truth dawns upon one
  • scales fall from the eyes
  • to become aware

Definition

指从睡眠中醒来，也比喻从糊涂、迷惑或错误认识中醒悟过来。

To wake up from sleep; also metaphorically to become aware or realize something after being confused or misguided.

Usage

常用于描述从睡眠中醒来，或思想上的醒悟、觉悟。

Commonly used to describe waking from sleep, or awakening in thought or consciousness.

Examples

  • 1 清晨，我从梦中觉醒，窗外鸟鸣声声。 (In the early morning, I woke from a dream, with birds chirping outside the window.)
  • 2 经过这次教训，他终于觉醒了，不再盲目相信别人。 (After this lesson, he finally awakened and stopped blindly trusting others.)
  • 3 这次起义唤醒了民众的觉醒意识。 (This uprising awakened the people's consciousness.)
  • 4 她觉醒后决定重新规划自己的人生。 (After awakening, she decided to replan her life.)
  • 5 历史告诉我们，民族的觉醒需要时间。 (History tells us that the awakening of a nation takes time.)
  • 6 他读了那本书后，思想开始觉醒。 (After reading that book, his thinking began to awaken.)

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