醒

xǐng

HSK 4

Meaning

to wake up
to be awake
to become aware
to sober up
to come to

Definition

睡醒；从睡眠中醒来。也指醒悟、清醒。

to wake up; to regain consciousness; to become aware.

Usage

常用于表示从睡眠中醒来，也可用于比喻意义的醒悟或清醒。

Commonly used to indicate waking up from sleep, also used metaphorically for realization or sobering up.

Examples

1 我每天早上六点醒。 (I wake up at six every morning.)
2 他被闹钟吵醒了。 (He was awakened by the alarm clock.)
3 他终于醒悟了，不再相信谎言。 (He finally woke up and no longer believes the lies.)
4 喝了一杯咖啡后，我清醒了许多。 (After a cup of coffee, I became much more awake.)
5 她从昏迷中醒来，不知道自己在哪里。 (She woke up from a coma and didn't know where she was.)

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