启蒙

啟蒙

qǐméng

verb HSK 7-9 #25,612

Meanings

这位老师是我的音乐启蒙老师。

Zhèwèi lǎoshī shì wǒ de yīnyuè qǐméng lǎoshī.

This teacher was my first music teacher.

启蒙运动对欧洲影响深远。

Qǐméng yùndòng duì Ōuzhōu yǐngxiǎng shēnyuǎn.

The Enlightenment had a profound influence on Europe.

memory

蒙 means 'covered/ignorant' — 启蒙 literally means 'to open up what is covered,' i.e., to remove ignorance.

usage

启蒙老师 (qǐméng lǎoshī) specifically means 'the teacher who first introduced you to a subject' — a very common collocation.

启 qǐ

蒙 méng