wake; awake (v.)
HSK 4
Traditional
醒 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
姓 xìng - surname (v.) | HSK 2
行 xíng - OK (v./adj.) | HSK 4
腥 xīng - raw meat or fish (adj.) | HSK 6
Examples
他早上醒得很早。 tā zǎoshang xǐng de hěn zǎo. - He woke up very early in the morning.
他被手机的闹钟吵醒了。 tā bèi shǒujī de nàozhōng chǎo xǐng le. - He was woken up by his phone's alarm.
她一听到噪音就醒了。 tā yī tīng dào zàoyīn jiù xǐng le. - She woke up as soon as she heard the noise.
他昨晚因为太兴奋而醒着了一整夜。 tā zuówǎn yīnwèi tài xīngfèn ér xǐngzhe le yī zhěng yè. - He stayed awake all night because he was too excited.
他需要一个响亮的闹钟才能醒得及时。 tā xūyào yī gè xiǎngliàng de nàozhōng cáinéng xǐng de jíshí. - He needs a loud alarm clock to wake up on time.
Phrases
提醒 tí xǐng - remind (v.) | HSK 4
觉醒 jué xǐng - awaken (v.) | HSK 6
清醒 qīng xǐng - clear-headed; sober; come to/round (adj.) | HSK 6
苏醒 sū xǐng - revive; regain consciousness; come round (v.) | HSK 6