wake up; rouse from sleep; arouse to awareness
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to wake someone up; to rouse from sleep
neutralCan be used literally for waking someone from sleep, or figuratively.
Qīng清
chén晨
de的
yáng阳
guāng光
huàn唤
xǐng醒
le了
wǒ我
。
The morning sunlight woke me up.
Qǐng请
zǎo早
shang上
qī七
diǎn点
bǎ把
wǒ我
huàn唤
xǐng醒
。
Please wake me up at seven in the morning.
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Nà那
gè个
nào闹
zhōng钟
de的
líng铃
shēng声
tài太
xiǎng响
le了
，
bǎ把
quán全
jiā家
rén人
dōu都
huàn唤
xǐng醒
le了
。
That alarm clock's ringtone was too loud; it woke up the whole family.
verb
to awaken; to arouse to awareness or action; to enlighten
neutralOften used in a figurative, abstract, or social context to mean bringing awareness, consciousness, or action.
Zhè这
běn本
shū书
huàn唤
xǐng醒
le了
wǒ我
de的
huán环
bǎo保
yì意
shí识
。
This book awakened my environmental awareness.
Gé革
mìng命
zhě者
zhì致
lì力
yú于
huàn唤
xǐng醒
mín民
zhòng众
。
Revolutionaries strive to awaken the masses.
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Nà那
chǎng场
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
chéng成
gōng功
de地
huàn唤
xǐng醒
le了
chén沉
shuì睡
de的
mín民
zú族
jīng精
shén神
。
That speech successfully awakened the dormant national spirit.
Zāi灾
nàn难
yǒu有
shí时
néng能
huàn唤
xǐng醒
rén人
men们
duì对
shēng生
mìng命
de的
jìng敬
wèi畏
。
Disasters can sometimes awaken people's reverence for life.