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惊醒

jīng xǐng

2-character word Traditional 驚醒

What 惊醒 means

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

The characters in 惊醒

• 惊jīngto startle; to be frightened; to be scared
• 醒xǐngto wake up; to be awake; to become aware

Example sentences

• 我觉得我好像从恶梦中惊醒。
  Wǒ juéde wǒ hǎoxiàng cóng èmèng zhōng jīngxǐng.
  I feel as if I've woken up from a nightmare.
• 他很小心地溜出房间，以免惊醒她。
  Tā hěn xiǎoxīn de liū chū fángjiān, yǐmiǎn jīngxǐng tā.
  He crept out of the room very carefully to avoid waking her up.