豁然开朗 (huò rán kāi lǎng) — (chengyu) suddenly enlightened, a flash of insight, to see things clearly all at once
Definition
A chengyu meaning a sudden mental breakthrough — after confusion, everything clicks into place. It can also describe a wide, open view revealed all at once (e.g., from a mountain top).
idiom
(chengyu) suddenly enlighteneda flash of insightto see things clearly all at once
Examples
- ，豁然开朗。Tīng le lǎo shī de jiě shì, wǒ dùn shí huò rán kāi lǎng.After hearing the teacher's explanation, I suddenly saw the light.
- ，豁然开朗，。Tā yán jiū le hěn jiǔ, zhōng yú huò rán kāi lǎng, zhǎo dào le wèn tí de dá àn.He studied for a long time and finally had a breakthrough — he found the answer to the problem.
- ，豁然开朗，。Pá dào shān dǐng, yǎn qián huò rán kāi lǎng, zhěng gè shān gǔ yì lǎn wú yú.When we reached the mountaintop, the view opened up — the entire valley was laid out before us.
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