wake up with a start; awaken
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to wake up suddenly (with a start)
Often describes being awakened from sleep by a sudden noise, touch, or startling event.
Yè夜
lǐ里
yī一
shēng声
jù巨
xiǎng响
，
bǎ把
tā他
cóng从
mèng梦
zhōng中
jīng惊
xǐng醒
le了
。
A loud noise in the night startled him awake from his dream.
Hái孩
zi子
bèi被
léi雷
shēng声
jīng惊
xǐng醒
，
kū哭
le了
qǐ起
lái来
。
The child was startled awake by the thunder and began to cry.
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Wǒ我
zài在
è噩
mèng梦
zhōng中
měng猛
rán然
jīng惊
xǐng醒
，
hún浑
shēn身
shì是
hàn汗
。
I woke up with a start from a nightmare, drenched in sweat.
verb
to awaken someone (often inadvertently); to disturb someone's sleep
The subject is the cause that wakes up the object (a person).
Dà大
jiā家
xiǎo小
shēng声
diǎn点
，
bié别
jīng惊
xǐng醒
le了
gāng刚
shuì睡
zháo着
de的
hái孩
zi子
。
Everyone, keep your voices down so we don't wake up the child who just fell asleep.
Jiǎo脚
bù步
shēng声
tài太
zhòng重
，
róng容
yì易
jīng惊
xǐng醒
lín邻
jū居
。
Heavy footsteps can easily disturb the neighbors' sleep.
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Tā他
qīng轻
qīng轻
guān关
shàng上
fáng房
mén门
，
shēng生
pà怕
jīng惊
xǐng醒
le了
bìng病
rén人
。
He gently closed the door, afraid of waking the patient.