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如梦初醒 — “To awaken as if from a dream”

如梦初醒 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to awaken as if from a dream”. To suddenly realize the truth after being confused or mistaken; to be brought to one's senses. Literally, “as if waking from a dream”.

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如梦初醒 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 如rú
  • 梦mèng
  • 初chū
  • 醒xǐng

如梦初醒 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
如
rú6like, as, if
梦
mèng11dream
初
chū8initial beginning first
醒
xǐng16wake up, realize, obvious

Example Sentence with 如梦初醒

听到老师的指点,他才如梦初醒,终于找到了解决问题的方法。
Upon hearing the teacher's advice, he suddenly realized, as if waking from a dream, and finally found the solution to the problem.

Idioms Related to 如梦初醒

Synonyms of 如梦初醒

  • máo茅sè塞dùn顿kāi开suddenly enlightened
  • huò豁rán然kāi开lǎng朗suddenly enlightened and clear

More idioms starting with 如

  • rú如bù不shèng胜yī衣extremely frail and thin
  • rú如qiū丘ér而zhǐ止give up easily at first difficulty
  • rú如sàng丧kǎo考bǐ妣as if one's parents had just died
  • rú如lín临dà大dí敌as if facing a formidable enemy
  • rú如lín临shēn深yuān渊extremely cautious as if on abyss brink
  • rú如lín临shēn深gǔ谷extremely cautious as if on a cliff edge
  • rú如zhī之nài奈hé何What can be done about it
  • rú如rén人yǐn饮shuǐ水,,lěng冷nuǎn暖zì自zhī知only personal experience reveals true feelings
  • rú如xiōng兄rú如dì弟like brothers
  • rú如rù入bǎo宝shān山kōng空shǒu手huí回miss great opportunities
  • rú如rù入wú无rén人zhī之dì地to move with great ease and boldness
  • rú如rù入wú无rén人zhī之jìng境to advance effortlessly without resistance

Questions about 如梦初醒

What does 如梦初醒 mean?
如梦初醒 (rú mèng chū xǐng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to awaken as if from a dream”.
How do you pronounce 如梦初醒?
如梦初醒 is pronounced rú mèng chū xǐng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 如梦初醒 literally mean?
Literally, 如梦初醒 means “as if waking from a dream”. It is used to mean “to awaken as if from a dream”.
What is the Chinese definition of 如梦初醒?
象刚从梦中醒来。比喻过去一直糊涂,在别人或事实的启发下,刚刚明白过来。
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