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觉悟

覺悟
juéwù
noun HSK 6 #19,253

Meanings

  1. 1 awareness; consciousness; realization
  2. 2 to come to understand; to become aware

Characters

觉
jué
to feel; to sense; to awaken
悟
wù
to realize; to comprehend
To awaken and realize - consciousness, awareness.

Examples

HSK 3
他终于觉悟了，开始认真学习。
Tā zhōngyú juéwù le, kāishǐ rènzhēn xuéxí.
He finally came to his senses and started studying seriously.
HSK 4
提高政治觉悟是很重要的。
Tígāo zhèngzhì juéwù shì hěn zhòngyào de.
Raising political awareness is very important.
HSK 7-9
她的觉悟比同龄人高很多。
Tā de juéwù bǐ tónglíngrén gāo hěnduō.
Her level of awareness is much higher than her peers.

Tips

culture
觉悟 has a strong political connotation in China - 政治觉悟 (political consciousness) is a key concept in Communist Party discourse. In everyday use, it means 'coming to one's senses.'
usage
In Buddhism, 觉悟 means 'enlightenment' - Buddha (佛陀) means 'the awakened one.'

Stroke Order

觉 jué
悟 wù