启示 meaning in English

qǐshì

to reveal; to enlighten

HSK 7-9verbnounTraditional 啟示12 strokes

Meaning of 启示

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

qǐshì
  1. to reveal
  2. to enlighten
  3. enlightenment
  4. revelation
  5. illumination
  6. moral (of a story etc)
  7. lesson

启示 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

在zài僵jiāng尸shī启qǐ示shì录lù的de事shì件jiàn中zhōng你nǐ会huì怎zěn么me做zuò?
What would you do in the event of a zombie apocalypse?

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

启 qǐ · to open · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

示 shì · altar · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Related words

Words that share a character with 启示.

表示biǎoshì(of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show
显示xiǎnshìto show; to illustrate
暗示ànshìto hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion
展示zhǎnshìto reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit
启动qǐdòngto start (a machine); (fig.) to set in motion
指示zhǐshìto point out; to indicate
提示tíshìto point out; to remind (sb of sth)
示范shìfànto demonstrate; to show how to do sth
启发qǐfāto enlighten; to explain (a text etc)
启事qǐshìannouncement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website); to post information
开启kāiqǐto start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey etc); (computing) to enable (a f
出示chūshìto show; to take out and show to others

Questions about 启示

What does 启示 mean?

启示 (qǐshì) means "to reveal; to enlighten" and is used as a verb and noun.

How do you write 启示?

启示 is made of 2 characters: 启 (7 strokes), 示 (5 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 启示 an HSK word?

Yes. 启示 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 启示 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 启示 is written 啟示.