启示
qǐshì
enlightenment, revelation
Part of speech · noun / verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 这个故事给了我很大的启示。This story gave me great inspiration.
- 失败的教训也是一种启示。The lesson of failure is also a kind of insight.
Collocations
得到启示深刻的启示给人启示启示意义
Mnemonic
启 qǐ "to open, enlighten" + 示 shì "to show, reveal": to enlighten by showing, i.e. enlightenment, inspiration, an insight that awakens. Korean renders it as "enlightenment, inspiration". Something, an event or story, awakens a new realization in a person (得到启示 to gain insight, 深刻的启示 a profound insight). 启 means "to open, enlighten" (启发, 启用); 示 means "to show, indicate" (表示, 提示). It has a positive sense of teaching one to realize.
Related
启发启迪教训感悟
Quick check
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