醒 (xǐng) — to wake up; to be awake; to sober up; to come to one's senses
Definition
醒 (xǐng) is the everyday verb 'to wake up / to sober up', used for the person themselves. Unlike 清醒 (adjective) and 苏醒/觉醒 (formal/figurative awakening), it stays simple and concrete.
verb
to wake upto be awaketo sober upto come to one's senses
Easily confused
Examples
- 。Wǒ zǎo shàng liù diǎn xǐng lái.I wake up at six in the morning.
- ，醒。Tā hē le hěn duō jiǔ, xiàn zài hái méi xǐng.He drank a lot and still hasn't sobered up.
- 醒，。Nǐ zhōng yú xǐng guò lái le, zhè jiàn shì shì nǐ cuò le.You finally came to your senses; this matter is your fault.
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