启
发

启发 (qǐ fā) – to enlighten

qǐ fā

to enlighten

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 啟發2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to enlighten
  2. 2to explain (a text etc)
  3. 3to stimulate (a mental attitude)
  4. 4enlightenment
  5. 5revelation
  6. 6motivation

Simplified & traditional

启发

Simplified

啟發

Traditional

Example sentences

See 启发 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他们的评论很有启发性。

    tā men de píng lùn hěn yǒu qǐ fā xìng 。

    Their comments were illuminating.

  • 我们对史密斯先生杰出的，给人启发的讲话表示感激。

    wǒ men duì shǐ mì sī xiān shēng jié chū de ， gěi rén qǐ fā de jiǎng huà biǎo shì gǎn jī 。

    We express our gratitude for Mr Smith's outstanding, challenging speech.

Related words

发

fā

to send out

发烧

fā shāo

to have a high temperature (from illness)

发现

fā xiàn

to notice

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

出发

chū fā

to set off

发生

fā shēng

to happen

发展

fā zhǎn

development

理发

lǐ fà

to get a haircut

沙发

shā fā

sofa (loanword)

发表

fā biǎo

to issue

发愁

fā chóu

to worry

发达

fā dá

well-developed

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