







wake up with a start
be startled awake
wake suddenly
startle awake
People were rudely awakened by a siren just outside their window.
A rush of air on my face woke me.

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Open the tool →惊醒 (jīng xǐng) means “wake up with a start, be startled awake, wake suddenly, startle awake”.
惊醒 is pronounced jīng xǐng in Mandarin Chinese.
“wake up with a start” is 惊醒 (jīng xǐng) in Chinese.
This page has 2 example sentences using 惊醒, each with pinyin and an English translation.