# 惊醒 (jīngxǐng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 惊醒 (jīngxǐng) means “to wake with a start; to rouse from sleep”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to wake with a start; to rouse from sleep
- Pinyin: jīngxǐng (jing1 xing3)
- Traditional: 驚醒
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 一声巨响把我从梦中惊醒。
  Yī shēng jùxiǎng bǎ wǒ cóng mèngzhōng jīngxǐng.
  A loud noise woke me from my sleep.

## Characters

- [惊](https://hanziro.com/word/jing-startle/) (jīng): to startle; to be scared
- [醒](https://hanziro.com/word/xing-wake-up/) (xǐng): to wake up; to become aware

https://hanziro.com/word/jing-xing-wake-with-start/

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