觉醒

覺醒

juéxǐng

verb HSK 7-9 #16,038

Meanings

HSK 3

他终于觉醒了，开始认真对待生活。

Tā zhōngyú juéxǐng le, kāishǐ rènzhēn duìdài shēnghuó.

He finally woke up and started taking life seriously.

HSK 4

民族觉醒是近代史上的重要主题。

Mínzú juéxǐng shì jìndài shǐ shàng de zhòngyào zhǔtí.

National awakening is an important theme in modern history.

usage

觉醒 is almost always figurative - a political, social, or personal awakening. For physically waking up from sleep, use 醒来 instead.

觉 jué

醒 xǐng