易醒 (yìxǐng): easily awakened

Meanings

1 easily awakened
2 prone to waking up (during sleep)

Characters

易

Examples

他睡眠浅又易醒,稍微有点动静就睁眼。

Tā shuìmián qiǎn yòu yìxǐng, shāowēi yǒu diǎn dòngjing jiù zhēngyǎn.

He sleeps lightly and wakes easily — the slightest stir and his eyes open.

婴儿易醒是正常现象。

Yīng'ér yìxǐng shì zhèngcháng xiànxiàng.

Infants waking easily is a normal phenomenon.

Tips

grammar

易 + verb = 'easy to / prone to V'. Productive pattern: 易碎 'fragile', 易燃 'flammable', 易怒 'irritable', 易醒 'easily woken'. Literary / clinical register; the colloquial equivalent would be 容易醒.

Stroke Order

易 yì

醒 xǐng

Related Words

轻易 qīngyì HSK 4 #3,714

easily; readily / lightly; rashly; carelessly

容易 róngyì HSK 3 #627

easy; simple / likely; prone to

易错点 yìcuòdiǎn

easily-mistaken point / common pitfall (in study) / frequent error spot

易 yì #3,332

easy; simple / to change; to exchange

叫醒 jiàoxǐng #4,972

to wake (someone) up / to awaken

醒来 xǐnglái HSK 7 #2,336

to wake up / to awaken

路易斯 lùyìsī #5,706

Louis / Lewis

清醒 qīngxǐng HSK 4 #2,064

clear-headed; sober; awake / to become clear-headed; to come to one's senses

唤醒 huànxǐng #5,818

to wake up / to awaken / to rouse

提醒 tíxǐng HSK 4 #1,349

to remind / to warn / reminder