Definition
觉醒 (jué xǐng) means to awaken to a deeper truth or reality — a transformative realization that changes one's perspective, often used for social or political awakening (社会觉醒). It is broader and more profound than 醒悟 (xǐng wù 'wake up to a specific mistake') and 发觉 (fā jué 'detect or notice a fact'). Unlike physical 苏醒 (sū xǐng 'regain consciousness'), 觉醒 is always metaphorical.
verb
to awakento become aware (of a truth or reality)
Examples
- 觉醒。Tā jīngguò zhè cì jiàoxun zhōngyú jué xǐng le.After this lesson, he finally woke up.
- 觉醒。Shèhuì de jué xǐng bú shì yì tiān néng wánchéng de.The awakening of a society cannot be completed in a single day.
- 觉醒。Mínzhòng de jué xǐng tuīdòng le gǎigé de jìnchéng.The awakening of the public pushed forward the process of reform.
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