惊醒 meaning in English

jīngxǐng

to rouse; to be woken by sth

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 驚醒27 strokes

Meaning of 惊醒

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jīngxǐng
  1. to rouse
  2. to be woken by sth
  3. to wake with a start
  4. to sleep lightly

惊醒 in example sentences

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

我wǒ觉jué得de我wǒ好hǎo像xiàng从cóng恶è梦mèng中zhōng惊jīng醒xǐng。
I feel as if I've woken up from a nightmare.
他tā很hěn小xiǎo心xīn地dì溜liū出chū房fáng间jiān,以yǐ免miǎn惊jīng醒xǐng她tā。
He crept out of the room very carefully to avoid waking her up.

Stroke order for each character

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惊 jīng · to startle · 11 strokes

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醒 xǐng · to wake up · 16 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 惊醒.

提醒tíxǐngto remind; to call attention to
清醒qīngxǐngclear-headed; sober
吃惊chījīngto be startled; to be shocked
震惊zhènjīngto shock; to astonish
惊喜jīngxǐnice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised
惊人jīngrénastonishing
醒来xǐnglaito waken
惊讶jīngyàamazed; astonished
惊奇jīngqíto be amazed; to be surprised
惊慌jīnghuāngto panic; to be alarmed
大惊小怪dàjīng-xiǎoguàito make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
觉醒juéxǐngto awaken; to come to realize

Questions about 惊醒

What does 惊醒 mean?

惊醒 (jīngxǐng) means "to rouse; to be woken by sth" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 惊醒?

惊醒 is made of 2 characters: 惊 (11 strokes), 醒 (16 strokes). That is 27 strokes in total.

Is 惊醒 an HSK word?

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

How is 惊醒 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 惊醒 is written 驚醒.