意识 (yì shí) — (noun) consciousness; awareness; (verb) to be aware; to realize (often used with 到)
Definition
Both a noun ('awareness, consciousness') and a verb ('to realize'), usually taking 到 in the verb sense. 精神 is the general 'spirit/mind', while 意识 specifically means being conscious or aware of something.
noun
consciousnessawareness
verb
to be awareto realize (often used with 到)
Examples
- 意识。Tā duì zhè jiàn shì de yì shí hěn qiáng.He has a strong awareness of this matter.
- 意识。Wǒ zhōng yú yì shí dào tā de yì si le.I finally realized what he meant.
- 意识。Tí gāo ān quán yì shí fēi cháng zhòng yào.Raising safety awareness is very important.
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