to remind; to call attention to; to alert someone to a situation; to warn

clear-headed and calm; aware of reality; sober

to wake up; to awaken from sleep

to wake someone up; to awaken; to rouse

to wake someone up; to rouse; to call someone to consciousness

to wake up; to be awake after sleeping (often implying having finished sleeping or having slept enough)

striking or prominent, especially referring to text or illustrations; easily noticed by the eye

To cause someone to wake up suddenly (e.g. by making noise)

to revive; to come to; to recover from a coma or a state of dormancy; the act of regaining consciousness or returning to life

To become aware of the truth; to realize something; to wake up to reality.

to wake up to reality; to come to one's senses after a period of confusion or being misled

to wake up; to regain consciousness; often used as a command meaning "Wake up!" or "Snap out of it!"

to be alert; to be on guard; to be vigilant

to remain in a state of unconsciousness; to be out cold or in a coma

to sober up; to awake from a drunken sleep or stupor

to dissipate the effects of alcohol; to recover from intoxication

to point something out to someone; to draw someone's attention to a fact or situation to help them realize it or jog their memory

to cause someone to wake up; to rouse someone from sleep

to suddenly realize what is happening; to come to one's senses after being confused or mistaken

to refresh and clear the mind; invigorating; bracing

to wake up from sleep or a dream

to realize something suddenly; to wake up to the truth or reality of a situation

To suddenly realize the truth after a period of confusion or misunderstanding; to have a sudden awakening.

to suddenly wake up from a great dream; to finally realize the truth after a period of confusion or being misled

to wake up to a sharp awareness of the truth; to understand after deep soul-searching

colloquial term for being lively, active, or smart; having a keen mind or sharp senses

A small rectangular block of hardwood used by storytellers or performers of [[评书|評書|ping2 shu1]] to strike the table, attracting the audience's attention or simulating sounds.

(of meaning or expression) clear and easy to understand

to wake up after a sound sleep; to wake up from a nap or a full night's rest

To suddenly realize the truth after a long period of confusion, false hope, or being misled; to awaken to reality.

person who keeps their senses and does not get carried away; to remain clear-headed and realistic despite success or social pressure

everyone is intoxicated or corrupt except for a single person; describes staying clear-headed and sticking to one's principles when everyone else has succumbed to a bad environment or trend

half-awake and half-asleep; a state of being dazed or partly conscious

to provide food for thought; to make someone think deeply or become wide awake to the truth

a hotel service where the front desk calls a guest's room at a requested time to wake them up

To wake someone up with a noise; to be awakened by a sound.

To become clear-headed again or to wake up a second time

to wake up as from a drunken sleep; used to describe a sudden realization or coming to one's senses after a period of confusion or obsession

to have a sudden realization; to see the light all of a sudden

an object or message that serves as a reminder; a reminiscence

a dream in which the sleeper is aware that they are dreaming and may be able to control the dream's content

to wake up; to come to one's senses

to wake someone up by hitting, throwing something at them, or by a loud crashing sound

To wake up naturally without the use of an alarm clock or being disturbed.

to wake up; to regain consciousness

to rouse or alert the world to moral truths; to warn society

A classic Chinese novel from the early Qing Dynasty, consisting of 100 chapters, which uses vivid local dialect to tell a story of karmic retribution across two lifetimes; it is also known as [[姻缘传|姻緣傳|yin1 yuan2 zhuan4]] or [[恶姻缘|惡姻緣|e4 yin1 yuan2]]

Title of a collection of forty vernacular short stories published in 1627 by Ming dynasty author [[冯梦龙|馮夢龍|feng2 meng4 long2]]; it is part of the Three Words series together with [[喻世明言|喻世明言|yu4 shi4 ming2 yan2]] and [[警世通言|警世通言|jing3 shi4 tong1 yan2]]

(psychology) a dreamlike waking state