苏醒

甦醒

sūxǐng

verb HSK 7-9 #8,776

Meanings

1 to regain consciousness
2 to come to
3 to revive

Characters

to revive; to come to

to wake up; to be awake

Examples

HSK 6

春天来了，大地苏醒了。

Chūntiān lái le, dàdì sūxǐng le.

Spring has come, and the earth has awakened.

HSK 7-9

病人昏迷了三天后终于苏醒了。

Bìngrén hūnmí le sān tiān hòu zhōngyú sūxǐng le.

The patient finally regained consciousness after three days in a coma.

Tips

usage

苏醒 is used both literally (regaining consciousness after fainting or coma) and figuratively (nature awakening in spring).

Stroke Order

苏 sū

醒 xǐng