Word information
Simplified惺忪
Traditional惺忪
Pinyinxīng sōng
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Chinese word dictionary
惺忪
xīng sōng · drowsy-eyed; (literary) wavering; indecisive; (literary) awake; conscious; clearheaded
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惺惺xīng xīng
(literary) awake; (literary) intelligent; clever
假惺惺jiǎ xīng xīng(of an expression of sympathy) insincere; phony
睡眼惺忪shuì yǎn xīng sōng(idiom) sleepy-eyed; still half asleep
惺惺作态xīng xīng zuò tài(idiom) to put on an act
惺惺相惜xīng xīng xiāng xīlit. people of talent appreciate one another (idiom); fig. to feel an affinity with (sb); to feel a bond with
怔忪zhēng zhōngfrightened; scared; terrified