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恍然大悟 — “To suddenly realize the truth”

恍然大悟 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suddenly realize the truth”. To suddenly understand something clearly or become enlightened. Literally, “suddenly greatly awakened; suddenly become enlightened”.

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恍然大悟 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 恍huǎng
  • 然rán
  • 大dà
  • 悟wù

恍然大悟 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
恍
huǎng9suddenly realize; as if
然
rán12thus, so, yes
大
dà3large, big, great
悟
wù10awaken to a truth

Example Sentence with 恍然大悟

经过老师的详细讲解,他才恍然大悟,原来这道难题的解法如此简单。
After the teacher's detailed explanation, he suddenly realized that the solution to this difficult problem was actually so simple.

Idioms Related to 恍然大悟

Synonyms of 恍然大悟

  • rú如mèng梦chū初xǐng醒to awaken as if from a dream
  • máo茅sè塞dùn顿kāi开suddenly enlightened
  • huò豁rán然kāi开lǎng朗suddenly enlightened and clear

Antonyms of 恍然大悟

  • dà大huò惑bù不jiě解utterly confused and unable to understand
  • rú如zuò坐yún云wù雾utterly confused or bewildered

More idioms starting with 恍

  • huǎng恍rú如mèng梦jìng境as if in a dream
  • huǎng恍rú如mèng梦mèi寐as if in a dream
  • huǎng恍rú如gé隔shì世as if separated by an age
  • huǎng恍huǎng恍hū忽hū忽dazed and confused
  • huǎng恍huǎng恍hū惚hū惚dazed and confused
  • huǎng恍huǎng恍dàng荡dàng荡Wavering unsteadily
  • huǎng恍rán然zì自shī失suddenly awakened, then disoriented
  • huǎng恍rán然ruò若shī失distraught as if suddenly lost
  • huǎng恍ruò若gé隔shì世as if a lifetime has passed

Questions about 恍然大悟

What does 恍然大悟 mean?
恍然大悟 (huǎng rán dà wù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suddenly realize the truth”.
How do you pronounce 恍然大悟?
恍然大悟 is pronounced huǎng rán dà wù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 恍然大悟 literally mean?
Literally, 恍然大悟 means “suddenly greatly awakened; suddenly become enlightened”. It is used to mean “to suddenly realize the truth”.
What is the Chinese definition of 恍然大悟?
恍然:猛然清醒的样子;悟:心里明白。形容一下子明白过来。
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