Word information
Simplified启蒙
Traditional啟矇/啟蒙
Pinyinqǐméng
Part of speech动
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
启蒙
qǐméng · to instruct the young; to initiate; to awake sb from ignorance; to free sb from prejudice or superstition; primer; enlightened; the Enlightenment; Western learning from the late Qing dynasty; variant of 啟蒙|启蒙[qi3 meng2]; to instruct the young
Character breakdown
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How to learn 启蒙
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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)
启动qǐdòngto start (a machine); (fig.) to set in motion; to launch (an operation); to activate (a plan)
启发qǐfāto enlighten; to explain (a text etc); to stimulate (a mental attitude); enlightenment; revelation; motivation
启示qǐshìto reveal; to enlighten; enlightenment; revelation; illumination; moral (of a story etc); lesson
启事qǐshìannouncement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website); to post information; a notice
蒙mēng(knocked) unconscious; dazed; stunned; to deceive; to cheat; to hoodwink; to make a wild guess