觉醒 (jué xǐng) — to awaken, to become aware (of a truth or reality)
Definition
觉醒 (juéxǐng) is 'to awaken' in a figurative, ideological sense — people, societies, or consciousness becoming aware of a truth. 醒 is the everyday 'wake up' (from sleep); 醒悟 is 'realize the truth' after being mistaken.
verb
to awakento become aware (of a truth or reality)
Examples
- 觉醒。Tā jīng guò zhè cì jiào xùn zhōng yú jué xǐng le.After this lesson, he finally woke up.
- 觉醒。Shè huì de jué xǐng bú shì yì tiān néng wán chéng de.The awakening of a society cannot be completed in a single day.
- 觉醒。Mín zhòng de jué xǐng tuī dòng le gǎi gé de jìn chéng.The awakening of the public pushed forward the process of reform.
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