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如梦初醒

如夢初醒
rúmèngchūxǐng
idiom #36,925

Meanings

  1. 1 to suddenly see the light; to wake up as if from a dream
  2. 2 to finally understand after being confused

Examples

听了老师的解释，我才如梦初醒。
Tīng le lǎoshī de jiěshì, wǒ cái rúmèngchūxǐng.
After hearing the teacher's explanation, I finally saw the light.
看到证据后，他如梦初醒，发现自己被骗了。
Kàn dào zhèngjù hòu, tā rúmèngchūxǐng, fāxiàn zìjǐ bèi piàn le.
After seeing the evidence, he suddenly realized he had been deceived.

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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.'

Stroke Order

如 rú
梦 mèng
初 chū
醒 xǐng