醒

xǐng · xing

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to wake up
  2. to be awake
  3. to become aware
  4. to sober up
  5. to come to

In a sentence

2 examples
01

今(jīn)天(tiān)我(wǒ)本(běn)打(dǎ)算(suàn)在(zài)图(tú)书(shū)馆(guǎn)学(xué)习(xí),但(dàn)到(dào)12点(diǎn)左(zuǒ)右(yòu)才(cái)醒(xǐng)。

Today, I was supposed to study at the library but I woke up around 12 o'clock.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by Scott · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)已(yǐ)经(jīng)醒(xǐng)了(le)一(yí)会(huì)儿(r)了(le)。

I've been up for a while.

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

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