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启示

qǐ shì · qi shi

Traditional 啟示

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)看了(kànle)一个(yīgè)故事(gùshi)，它(tā)给(gěi)了(le)我(wǒ)很大(hěndà)的(de)启示(qǐshì)。

    I read a story. It taught me a lot.

  2. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)启示(qǐshì)？

    What lesson?

  3. Liangliang

    乌龟(wūguī)走(zǒu)得(de)慢(màn)，可是(kěshì)它(tā)一直(yīzhí)走(zǒu)，最后(zuìhòu)到了(dàole)。

    The turtle walks slowly, but it keeps going and gets there in the end.

  4. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)启示(qǐshì)真好(zhēnhǎo)！那(nà)我的(wǒde)作业(zuòyè)可以(kěyǐ)慢慢(mànmàn)写(xiě)了(le)。

    What a good lesson! Then I can write my homework slowly.

  5. Liangliang

    启示(qǐshì)是(shì)一直(yīzhí)走(zǒu)，不是(bùshì)不写(bùxiě)作业(zuòyè)。

    The lesson is to keep going, not to skip your homework.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(gè)故(gù)事(shi)给(gěi)了(le)我(wǒ)们(men)深(shēn)刻(kè)的(de)启(qǐ)示(shì)。

This story gave us a profound lesson.

02

他(tā)的(de)失(shī)败(bài)对(duì)我(wǒ)是(shì)个(gè)重(zhòng)要(yào)的(de)启(qǐ)示(shì)。

His failure was an important revelation to me.

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