YellowBridge Chinese Language & Culture
Chinese Language Center

Learn Mandarin Mandarin-English Dictionary & Thesaurus

xǐng
Main
English Definitionto wake up; to be awake; to become aware; to sober up; to come to
Simplified Script
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinxǐng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄒㄧㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)sing2
Part of Speech(动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=4 TOCFL=5

Related Words

Words With Same Head Word    
醒来xǐngláito waken
醒目xǐngmùeye-grabbing (headline); striking (illustration)
醒悟xǐngwùto come to oneself; to come to realize; to come to see the truth; to wake up to reality
醒过来xǐng guòláito wake up
醒醒xǐngxǐngto wake up
Words With Same Tail Word    
提醒tíxǐngto remind; to call attention to; to warn of
清醒qīngxǐngclear-headed; sober; awake; to regain consciousness
睡醒shuìxǐngto wake up
惊醒jīngxǐngto rouse; to be woken by something; to wake with a start; to sleep lightly
唤醒huànxǐngto wake somebody; to rouse
Derived Words or Phrases    
Sign-in
Similar-sounding Words    
Sign-in
Wildcard: Use * as placeholder for 0 or more
Chinese characters or pinyin syllables