醒来

xǐng lái · xing lai

Traditional 醒來

Meaning

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  1. to waken

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)醒(xǐng)来(lái),发(fā)现(xiàn)原(yuán)来(lái)一(yí)切(qiè)都(dōu)是(shì)场(chǎng)梦(mèng)。

I awoke to find everything had been a dream.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

今(jīn)早(zǎo)又(yòu)是(shì)在(zài)孩(hái)子(zi)的(de)哭(kū)闹(nào)声(shēng)中(zhōng)醒(xǐng)来(lái)的(de)。

This morning, I woke up yet again to the sound of crying children.

Tatoeba: Chinese by rickjiang · English by JSakuragi · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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