恍然大悟 (huǎng rán dà wù) — (idiom) to suddenly realize, to have a sudden epiphany, to see the light

Definition

恍然大悟 is a sudden realization — an ‘aha!’ moment of understanding something that was unclear before. 灵机一动 is a bright idea popping up, not figuring something out.

idiom
to suddenly realizeto have a sudden epiphanyto see the light

Examples

  • 恍然大悟
    Tīng wán tā de jiě shì, wǒ cái huǎng rán dà wù.
    After listening to his explanation, I finally realized.
  • 恍然大悟
    Kàn dào zhè ge jié guǒ, tā huǎng rán dà wù zì jǐ cuò le.
    Seeing this result, he suddenly realized he was wrong.
  • 恍然大悟
    Tā yì zhí bù míng bái, zhí dào jīn tiān cái huǎng rán dà wù.
    He never understood until today he suddenly realized.

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