(xǐng lái) - to wake up, to awaken in Mandarin
xǐngláiTraditional: 醒來
Translation
to wake up, to awaken
Word origin
A compound of 醒 (xǐng, to wake, to be sober) and the directional verb 来 (lái, to come), indicating the movement from sleep into wakefulness.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 醒 (xǐng, to wake) + 来 (lái, to come)
Stroke order
醒
来
Examples
六。
I wake up at six in the morning.
。
He woke up from a dream.
噪。
The child was woken up by the noise.
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When she woke up it was still dark.
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After waking up I felt very tired.
醒来 (xǐng lái) means to wake up or to awaken. The directional 来 frames waking as a movement from sleep towards the waking state.
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