启发

啟發

qǐfā

verb HSK 5 #7,261

Meanings

To open up and bring forth understanding.

Zhè běn shū gěi le wǒ hěn dà de qǐfā.

This book gave me great inspiration.

Lǎoshī shànyú qǐfā xuéshēng sīkǎo.

The teacher is good at inspiring students to think.

Tā de huà duì wǒ hěn yǒu qǐfā.

His words were very inspiring to me.

usage

启发 can be both a verb ('to inspire') and a noun ('inspiration'). Common patterns: 给…启发 (give someone inspiration), 受到启发 (be inspired).

启 qǐ

发 fā