开窍 (kāi qiào) — to have one's mind opened; to begin to understand; to catch on; to reach puberty; to become sexually aware
Definition
开窍 (kāi qiào) is to suddenly 'get it' — to have a breakthrough in understanding after confusion. It also refers to a child reaching puberty and becoming sexually aware.
verb
to have one's mind openedto begin to understandto catch onto reach pubertyto become sexually aware
Examples
- 。Tā xué le hěn jiǔ zhōng yú kāi le yì diǎn r qiào.He studied for a long time and finally started to catch on a little.
- ，。Tā gāng kāi shǐ xué xí de shí hou bù kāi kāi qiào, hòu lái màn màn cái míng bai le.He didn't get it at the start of his studies, but later he slowly figured it out.
- 。Hái zi jìn rù qīng chūn qī hòu màn màn jiù kāi kāi qiào le.Kids start to become sexually aware as they enter puberty.
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