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醒悟

醒悟 (xǐng wù): Awaken to / Realize (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

醒悟 consists of 2 characters.

to realize, to awaken, to comprehend

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Pinyinxǐng wù

MeaningAwaken to / Realize

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word醒悟

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 醒悟.

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清醒qīng xǐngHSK 6
苏醒sū xǐngHSK 6
觉醒jué xǐngHSK 6
唤醒huàn xǐngHSK 7-9
醒目xǐng mùHSK 7-9
惊醒jīng xǐng
醒来xǐng lái

Words with 悟

觉悟jué wùHSK 6
领悟lǐng wùHSK 6
恍然大悟huǎng rán dà wùHSK 6
感悟gǎn wùHSK 7-9

3.

How to Use 醒悟 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 醒悟 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith过来

xǐng醒

wù悟

guò过

lái来

neutral

come to realize

Adverb + Verb

chè彻

dǐ底

xǐng醒

wù悟

neutral

completely realize

Idiomwith如梦初醒

rú如

mèng梦

chū初

xǐng醒

4.

Example Sentences with 醒悟

tā他

xǐng醒

wù悟

le了

，

zhī知

dào道

tū突

rán然

xǐng醒

wù悟

neutral

suddenly realize

formal

Written

like waking from a dream

zì自

jǐ己

cuò错

le了

。

He realized he was wrong.

zhí直

dào到

kàn看

jiàn见

shù数

jù据

bào报

gào告

，

tā他

cái才

xǐng醒

wù悟

dào到

zì自

jǐ己

de的

cè策

lüè略

cún存

zài在

yán严

zhòng重

quē缺

xiàn陷

。

It wasn't until he saw the data report that he realized his strategy had serious flaws.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

hái还

méi没

xǐng醒

wù悟

，

tā他

nà那

xiē些

chéng承

nuò诺

cóng从

lái来

dōu都

zhǐ只

shì是

kōng空

tóu头

zhī支

piào票

ma吗

？

Haven't you realized yet that his promises have always been nothing but empty checks?

jīng经

guò过

zhè这

cì次

jiào教

xùn训

，

tā他

zhōng终

yú于

xǐng醒

wù悟

dào到

xué学

xí习

de的

zhòng重

yào要

xìng性

。

After this lesson, he finally realized the importance of studying.

jīng经

lì历

le了

nà那

cì次

zhòng重

dà大

cuò挫

zhé折

，

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

zhēn真

zhèng正

xǐng醒

wù悟

，

fǎn反

ér而

gèng更

jiā加

gù固

zhí执

jǐ己

jiàn见

。

After that major setback, he did not truly come to his senses; instead, he became even more stubborn.

tā她

tū突

rán然

xǐng醒

wù悟

，

cháng长

jiǔ久

yǐ以

lái来

de的

jiāo焦

lǜ虑

qí其

shí实

yuán源

yú于

duì对

wán完

měi美

de的

bú不

qiè切

shí实

jì际

zhuī追

qiú求

。

She suddenly realized that her long-standing anxiety actually stemmed from an unrealistic pursuit of perfection.

zài在

péng朋

yǒu友

de的

tí提

xǐng醒

xià下

，

tā她

tū突

rán然

xǐng醒

wù悟

，

yuán原

lái来

zì自

jǐ己

yì一

zhí直

wù误

jiě解

le了

tā他

de的

hǎo好

yì意

。

With a friend's reminder, she suddenly realized that she had misunderstood his kindness all along.

dāng当

tā他

xǐng醒

wù悟

bìng并

kāi开

shǐ始

xíng行

dòng动

shí时

，

jī机

huì会

zhī之

chuāng窗

què却

yǐ已

qiǎo悄

rán然

guān关

bì闭

，

lìng令

rén人

è扼

wàn腕

。

By the time he woke up and started to act, the window of opportunity had quietly closed, which was regrettable.