醒 xǐng
“to wake up; to be awake; to become aware”
verb, verb / nounHSK 4 · 2021 list level 4
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
醒 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1827: 醒 xǐng — Level 4; official annotation 4 (动). PDF page 125
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 醒
醒 means to wake up or be awake, usually describing a person or animal coming out of sleep. It is an intransitive verb, so you often say when someone woke up with a time expression before the verb. To say that someone wakes another person, use 叫醒 or 弄醒, not 醒 alone.
例句Example sentences
- 我每天早上六点就醒了。wǒ měi tiān zǎo shàng liù diǎn jiù xǐng le.I wake up at six every morning.
- 闹钟响的时候，我还没醒。nào zhōng xiǎng de shí hou, wǒ hái méi xǐng.When the alarm went off, I was still not awake.
- 他昨晚睡得很晚，今天十点才醒。tā zuó wǎn shuì de hěn wǎn, jīn tiān shí diǎn cái xǐng.He slept very late last night, so he didn't wake up until ten today.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我醒了他。
✓我叫醒了他。
醒 is intransitive; use 叫醒 or 弄醒 when saying that someone wakes another person.
相关词语Related words
- 提醒 tí xǐng