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顿开茅塞

Word · IdiomTraditional頓開茅塞

suddenly see the light; be suddenly enlightened

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

idiom

suddenly be enlightened; have a sudden realization

literary

多形容受到启发后,堵塞的思路瞬间被打通,明白或领悟了某个道理。常用于听到别人的指点或读了一本好书之后。

Tīng听
le了
lǎo老
shī师
de的
jiǎng讲
jiě解
 ,
wǒ我
dùn顿
shí时
jué觉
de得
dùn顿
kāi开
máo茅
sè塞
 。

After listening to the teacher's explanation, I suddenly felt enlightened.

Zhè这
běn本
shū书
ràng让
wǒ我
duì对
rén人
shēng生
de的
yì意
yì义
dùn顿
kāi开
máo茅
sè塞
 。

This book gave me a sudden insight into the meaning of life.

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Tā他
yī一
jù句
huà话
diǎn点
xǐng醒
le了
wǒ我
 ,
zhēn真
ràng让
wǒ我
yǒu有
dùn顿
kāi开
máo茅
sè塞
zhī之
gǎn感
 。

His one sentence woke me up, truly giving me a feeling of sudden enlightenment.