醒悟 (xǐng wù) — to come to realize (the truth); to wake up to reality
Definition
醒悟 means to suddenly realize a truth or reality you were blind to. It's more about a specific awakening than 觉悟 (ongoing political/ideological awareness) and more concrete than 感悟 (insight from reflection).
verb
to come to realize (the truth)to wake up to reality
Examples
- ，醒悟。Jīng lì zhè cì shī bài hòu, tā zhōng yú xǐng wù le.After this failure, he finally came to realize.
- ，醒悟。Tīng le tā de quàn gào, wǒ cái xǐng wù guò lái.Only after hearing her advice did I wake up to reality.
- 醒悟。Tā hòu huǐ méi yǒu zǎo diǎn xǐng wù.He regrets not having realized sooner.
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