Chinese word dictionary

醒悟

xǐngwù · to come to oneself; to come to realize; to come to see the truth; to wake up to reality

Practice word

Word information

Simplified醒悟

Traditional醒悟

Pinyinxǐngwù

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.

醒xǐng

to wake up, to startle; to sober up

悟wù

to apprehend, to realize, to become aware

How to learn 醒悟

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

感悟gǎnwù

to come to realize; to appreciate (feelings)

唤醒huànxǐng

to wake sb; to rouse

恍然大悟huǎngrán-dàwù

(idiom) to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light