Chinese word dictionary

启示

qǐshì · to reveal; to enlighten; enlightenment; revelation; illumination; moral (of a story etc); lesson

Practice word

Word information

Simplified启示

Traditional啟示

Pinyinqǐshì

Part of speech动、名

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

启qǐ

to open; to begin, to commence; to explain

示shì

altar; ceremony; to show, to demonstrate

How to learn 启示

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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表示biǎoshì

(of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show; expression; manifestation

显示xiǎnshì

to show; to illustrate; to display; to demonstrate

展示zhǎnshì

to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit

暗示ànshì

to hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion

出示chūshì

to show; to take out and show to others; to display

开启kāiqǐ

to start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey etc); (computing) to enable (a feature); (of a system or device) to start operating automatically; to self-initiate; to open (sth that has been sealed)