mèng
chū
xǐng

idiom
common

Meaning of 如梦初醒

如梦初醒 means as if waking up from a dream; to come to a sudden realization; to see the light. Pronounced rú mèng chū xǐng.

  • as if waking up from a dream; to come to a sudden realization; to see the light

Definitions & Examples

Tīng
le
lǎo
shī
de
jiě
shì
 
cái
mèng
chū
xǐng
 
yuán
lái
zhí
jiě
cuò
le
 

After hearing the teacher's explanation, he woke up as if from a dream—he had been misunderstanding it all along.

Kàn
dào
zhèng
hòu
 
cái
mèng
chū
xǐng
 
shí
dào
bèi
piàn
le
 

Only after seeing the evidence did she come to her senses, realizing she had been deceived.

Jīng
guò
fān
diǎn
 
mèng
chū
xǐng
 
dùn
shí
míng
bai
le
zhōng
de
dào
 

After some guidance, he woke up as if from a dream and immediately understood the logic behind it.