Chinese word dictionary

唤醒

huànxǐng · to wake sb; to rouse

Practice word

Word information

Simplified唤醒

Traditional喚醒

Pinyinhuànxǐng

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

唤huàn

to call

醒xǐng

to wake up, to startle; to sober up

How to learn 唤醒

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.

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Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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提醒tíxǐng

to remind; to call attention to; to warn of

醒xǐng

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

清醒qīngxǐng

clear-headed; sober; awake

呼唤hūhuàn

to call out (a name etc); to shout

唤起huànqǐ

to waken (to action); to rouse (the masses); to evoke (attention, recollection etc)

觉醒juéxǐng

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