醒悟 (xǐng wù): to come to oneself; to come to realize; to come to see the truth; to wake up to reality

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: to come to oneself; to come to realize; to come to see the truth; to wake up to reality
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 7

Full definitions

to come to oneself
to come to realize
to come to see the truth
to wake up to reality

Chinese explanation

从迷惑或错误的认识中清醒过来，明白事情的真相或道理。常指经过别人提醒或自己思考后，突然认识到以前的想法或做法不对。例如：他终于醒悟过来，知道不能再这样浪费时间了。

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Character breakdown

HSK 4

to wake up

HSK 5

to realize; to comprehend; to awaken

Example sentences

After seeing his child disciplined by the school for fighting, the father finally came to his senses and realized that he had been focusing only on work and neglecting his son's upbringing.

After working overtime for a month straight, she fell ill. Lying in the hospital bed, she finally woke up to the fact that health is far more important than a promotion.

It was only after his years of savings were swindled away that the old man realized those investments promising high returns were all scams.

In college, he was addicted to games and failed several courses, nearly being expelled. At that moment, he suddenly came to his senses and started studying seriously.

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