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甦醒

简苏醒 · 繁甦醒

Mandarin · pinyin sū xǐng

to come to
to awaken
to regain consciousness

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甦: sū · be reborn; resuscitate, revive
醒: xǐng · wake up; sober up; startle
苏: sū · revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'

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1–3 · su1 xing3

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sou1 sing2

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verb

(literally) to wake up; to regain consciousness; to come to; to awaken
(figuratively) to recover; to revive

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