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 enlightened, a flash of insight, to 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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