惊醒 (jīng xǐng) — to wake up with a start, to be startled awake

Definition

惊醒 means to wake up suddenly, startled by something. Unlike 醒 xǐng (a calm waking up), the emphasis is on the abrupt, frightened jolt — often triggered by a noise or nightmare. Works in 把-construction as in the examples.

verb

to wake up with a startto be startled awake

Examples

惊醒。
Bàn yè yī shēng jù xiǎng bǎ tā cóng shuì mèng zhōng jīng xǐng.
A loud noise in the middle of the night startled him awake from his dream.
，惊醒。
Tā zuò le gè è mèng, měng de jīng xǐng guò lái.
She had a nightmare and suddenly woke up with a start.
，惊醒。
Bié tū rán pāi wǒ jiān bǎng, huì bǎ wǒ jīng xǐng de.
Don't suddenly tap my shoulder — you'll startle me awake.