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醒xǐngto wake up

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醒 (xǐng) means "to wake up" or "to be awake." It appears in 我早上六点醒了。 (I woke up at six in the morning.) and 你还醒着吗? (Are you still awake?) In the dialogue, A asks B late at night whether B is still awake. B says yes, and they talk about when B woke up.

What does 醒 mean?

  1. 1.

    to wake upverb

  2. 2.

    to be awakeverb

What does the character 醒 mean?

  • 醒to wake up

How do you use 醒?

See it in 六点醒了 and 还醒着

What are some examples of 醒 in a sentence?

  1. 我早上六点醒了。

    Wǒ zǎoshang liù diǎn xǐng le.

    I woke up at six in the morning.

  2. 你还醒着吗?

    Nǐ hái xǐngzhe ma?

    Are you still awake?

How is 醒 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你还醒着吗?

    Nǐ hái xǐngzhe ma?

    Are you still awake?

  2. Speaker B:

    我还醒着。

    Wǒ hái xǐngzhe.

    I'm still awake.

  3. Speaker A:

    你今天几点醒的?

    Nǐ jīntiān jǐ diǎn xǐng de?

    What time did you wake up today?

  4. Speaker B:

    我早上六点醒了。

    Wǒ zǎoshang liù diǎn xǐng le.

    I woke up at six in the morning.

Can you use 醒 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank (to wake up): 我早上六点___了。 (I woke up at six in the morning.)
  2. 2.What does 你还醒着吗? mean?
  3. 3.Which word means "to wake up"?

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.