清醒

Chinese

		clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure	to wake up; to awaken; to be awake
trad. (清醒)		清	醒
simp. #(清醒)		清	醒

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīngxǐng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ sing²

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhîn-siáng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chheng-chhíⁿ / chheng-chhéⁿ / chheng-séng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): cêng¹ cên²

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹chin-shin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīngxǐng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cingsǐng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-hsing³
    • Yale: chīng-syǐng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingshiing
    • Palladius: цинсин (cinsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing¹ sing²
    • Yale: chīng síng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ sing²
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ xing²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhîn-siáng
    • Hakka Romanization System: qin^ˊ xiang^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: qin¹ xiang³
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰin²⁴ si̯aŋ³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-chhíⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tshing-tshínn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhengchvie
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ t͡sʰĩ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰĩ⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰĩ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-chhéⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tshing-tshénn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhengzhvea
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰɛ̃⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰẽ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-séng
    • Tâi-lô: tshing-síng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhengseang
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ siɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁵³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: cêng¹ cên²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsheng tshéⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰẽ⁵²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹chin-shin
    • MiniDict: chin^平 shin
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹qin-xin
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ ɕin²¹/

Adjective

清醒

1. clear-headed; sober

   神志清醒  ―  shénzhì qīngxǐng  ―  to be in a clear state of mind

Synonyms

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• 冷靜 / 冷静 (lěngjìng)
• 在步 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 從容 / 从容
• 沉著 (chénzhuó)
• 淡定 (dàndìng)
• 理智 (lǐzhì)
• 精英 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 肅清 / 肃清 (sùqīng) (archaic)
• 自如 (zìrú) (literary)
• 自若 (zìruò) (literary)
• 鎮定 / 镇定 (zhèndìng)
• 鎮靜 / 镇静 (zhènjìng)

Antonyms

• 糊塗／糊涂 (hútu)

Verb

清醒

1. (intransitive) to regain consciousness; to sober up; to awake
2. (transitive) to clear (the mind); to sober up; to awaken

Synonyms

• (to regain consciousness): 甦醒／苏醒 (sūxǐng); (Hokkien) 醒火

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “to regain consciousness”): 昏迷 (hūnmí)