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醒

xǐng · xing

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Meaning

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  1. to wake up
  2. to be awake
  3. to become aware
  4. to sober up
  5. to come to
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Woken up by a rooster

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)半夜(bànyè)醒(xǐng)了(le)三次(sāncì)。

    I woke up three times in the night.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)醒(xǐng)了(le)，四点(sìdiǎn)就(jiù)醒(xǐng)了(le)。

    I woke up too. At four o'clock.

  3. Liangliang

    谁家(shéijiā)养(yǎng)公鸡(gōngjī)啊(a)？

    Who keeps a rooster around here?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)问(wèn)了(le)邻居(línjū)，那(nà)是(shì)他(tā)手机(shǒujī)的(de)闹钟(nàozhōng)。

    I asked the neighbour. It's his phone alarm.

  5. Liangliang

    他(tā)自己(zìjǐ)醒(xǐng)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did he wake up too?

  6. Dengdeng

    醒(xǐng)了(le)，还(hái)说(shuō)对不起(duìbuqǐ)。

    Yes, and he said sorry.

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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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