惊
醒

To rouse in Chinese: 惊醒 (jīng xǐng)

jīng xǐng

to rouse

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 驚醒1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to rouse
  2. 2to be woken by sth
  3. 3to wake with a start
  4. 4to sleep lightly

Stroke order

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惊
醒

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄥ

jīng

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄒㄧㄥˇ

xǐng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

惊醒

Simplified

驚醒

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 半夜里我被一声巨响惊醒。

    bàn yè lǐ wǒ bèi yì shēng jù xiǎng jīng xǐng。

    In the middle of the night I was woken by a loud noise.

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Related words

醒

xǐng

to wake up

惊

jīng

to startle

吃惊

chī jīng

to be startled

提醒

tí xǐng

to remind

清醒

qīng xǐng

clear-headed

震惊

zhèn jīng

to shock

惊人

jīng rén

astonishing

惊喜

jīng xǐ

nice surprise

惊诧

jīng chà

to be surprised

惊慌

jīng huāng

to panic

惊奇

jīng qí

to be amazed

惊叹

jīng tàn

to exclaim in admiration

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