如梦初醒

如夢初醒

rúmèng-chūxǐng

idiom #36,925

Meanings

HSK 4

听了老师的解释，我才如梦初醒。

Tīng le lǎoshī de jiěshì, wǒ cái rúmèng-chūxǐng.

After hearing the teacher's explanation, I finally saw the light.

HSK 5

看到证据后，他如梦初醒，发现自己被骗了。

Kàndào zhèngjù hòu, tā rúmèng-chūxǐng, fāxiàn zìjǐ bèi piàn le.

After seeing the evidence, he suddenly realized he had been deceived.

history

Popularized by Feng Menglong's Ming-dynasty novel 《东周列国志》: 寡人闻仲之言，如梦初醒 - 'On hearing Zhong's words, I awoke as if from a dream.'

如 rú

梦 mèng

初 chū

醒 xǐng