苏醒

甦醒

sūxǐng

verb HSK 7 #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

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.

春天来了，大地苏醒了。

Chūntiān lái le, dàdì sūxǐng le.

Spring has come, and the earth has awakened.

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