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启迪 (qǐ dí) — to enlighten, to edify

Definition

启迪 (qǐdí) is a formal written verb meaning to enlighten or inspire someone's mind or thinking. Compared with 启发, it is more literary and emphasizes deep, lasting insight rather than stimulating ideas.

verb
to enlightento edify

Examples

  • 启迪。
    Tā de yǎn jiǎng qǐ dí le zài chǎng de měi yí gè rén.
    His speech enlightened everyone present.
  • 启迪。
    Zhè běn shū qǐ dí le wǒ duì rén shēng de sī kǎo.
    This book enlightened my thinking about life.
  • 启迪。
    Lǎo shī de jiào dǎo qǐ dí le wǒ men de xīn líng.
    The teacher's instruction enlightened our souls.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

启qǐenlighten
迪díenlighten

启 and 迪 both carry the sense of enlightening, so together they mean to edify.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 啟; 启 is its simplified writing.

For 启, the traditional form 啟 comes from an earlier shape with 戶 (door) and 又 (hand), showing a hand opening a door.

Open 启 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 迪 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Thinking & Cognition

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