Definition

Examples

• 半夜一声巨响把他从睡梦中惊醒。
  Bànyè yì shēng jùxiǎng bǎ tā cóng shuìmèng zhōng jīng xǐng.
  A loud noise in the middle of the night startled him awake from his dream.
• 她做了个噩梦，猛地惊醒过来。
  Tā zuò le ge èmèng, měng de jīng xǐng guòlái.
  She had a nightmare and suddenly woke up with a start.
• 别突然拍我肩膀，会把我惊醒的。
  Bié tūrán pāi wǒ jiānbǎng, huì bǎ wǒ jīng xǐng de.
  Don't suddenly tap my shoulder — you'll startle me awake.