jīng​xǐng HSK7

awaken

惊醒 (驚醒) jīng​xǐng
awaken verb
to wake up suddenly or be startled into consciousness by something

He was startled awake by a sharp knocking at the door.

sleep lightly verb
to be easily awakened or sensitive to noise while sleeping

I'm a very light sleeper; I wake up at the slightest noise.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
2.18 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
7.10 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

Definitions
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