惊醒 (jīng xǐng) — to wake up with a start, to be startled awake

Définition

惊醒 means to wake up suddenly, startled by something. Unlike 醒 xǐng (a calm waking up), the emphasis is on the abrupt, frightened jolt — often triggered by a noise or nightmare. Works in 把-construction as in the examples.

verb
to wake up with a startto be startled awake

Exemples

  • 惊醒
    Bàn yè yī shēng jù xiǎng bǎ tā cóng shuì mèng zhōng jīng xǐng.
    A loud noise in the middle of the night startled him awake from his dream.
  • 惊醒
    Tā zuò le gè è mèng, měng de jīng xǐng guò lái.
    She had a nightmare and suddenly woke up with a start.
  • 惊醒
    Bié tū rán pāi wǒ jiān bǎng, huì bǎ wǒ jīng xǐng de.
    Don't suddenly tap my shoulder — you'll startle me awake.
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