Definition
意识 (yìshí) is the general noun for 'consciousness' or 'awareness' — the ability to perceive and think. It differs from 精神 (jīngshén 'spirit, mind'), 知觉 (zhījué 'physical consciousness'), and 觉悟 (juéwù 'moral realization'). As a verb (often 意识到), it means 'to realize'.
noun
consciousnessawareness
verb
to be awareto realize (often used with 到)
Easily confused
- 仪式yí shìsound-alikeceremony
- 一时yī shísound-alike(noun) a period of time; a while
- 遗失yí shīsound-aliketo lose (something); to leave behind inadvertently
Examples
- 意识。Tā duì zhè jiàn shì de yì shí hěn qiáng.He has a strong awareness of this matter.
- 意识。Wǒ zhōngyú yì shí dào tā de yìsi le.I finally realized what he meant.
- 意识。Tígāo ānquán yì shí fēicháng zhòngyào.Raising safety awareness is very important.
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