苏醒 (sū xǐng) — to regain consciousness, to come to; to awaken, to revive (of nature, emotions, etc.)

Definition

苏醒 is a literary verb for 'to regain consciousness' or 'to awaken' — used for people recovering from unconsciousness and for nature/emotions reviving. More formal and written than 醒; intransitive, unlike 唤醒 (which has a cause).

verb
to regain consciousnessto come toto awakento revive (of nature, emotions, etc.)

Examples

  • 苏醒
    Tā hūn mí le sān tiān, zhōng yú sū xǐng guò lái le.
    He was in a coma for three days and finally regained consciousness.
  • 苏醒
    Chūn tiān dào le, dà dì sū xǐng, wàn wù fù sū.
    Spring has arrived, the earth awakens, and everything revives.
  • 苏醒
    Wǒ cóng è mèng zhōng sū xǐng guò lái, chū le yì shēn lěng hàn.
    I woke up from a nightmare, breaking out in a cold sweat.

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