come to oneself; snap out of it
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to come to oneself; to snap out of it; to regain composure
informalOften used with the resultative complement "过来" as '回过神(儿)来' to emphasize the completion of the mental return. The diminutive suffix '儿' is commonly used, especially in spoken Mandarin. This term describes a mental shift back to normal awareness.
Tīng听
dào到
nà那
ge个
è噩
hào耗
，
tā他
lèng愣
le了
bàn半
tiān天
cái才
huí回
shén神
。
He was stunned for a long time before coming to his senses after hearing the bad news.
Děng等
wǒ我
huí回
guò过
shén神
r儿
lái来
，
nà那
ge个
mò陌
shēng生
rén人
yǐ已
jīng经
bú不
jiàn见
le了
。
By the time I snapped out of it, that stranger had already disappeared.
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Gāng刚
cái才
tài太
xià吓
rén人
le了
，
wǒ我
xiàn现
zài在
hái还
méi没
huí回
shén神
ne呢
。
That was so frightening just now, I still haven't regained my composure.
Tā她
dīng盯
zhe着
chuāng窗
wài外
，
zhí直
dào到
yǒu有
rén人
hǎn喊
tā她
de的
míng名
zi字
cái才
huí回
shén神
。
She stared out the window and only came back to herself when someone called her name.