Inspiration in Chinese
inspiration · HSK 6
启示
- 启 to open
- 示 to show
这个故事给了我很大的启示。 This story taught me a big lesson.
Other ways to say inspiration
More words with 启 or 示
How do you say inspiration in Chinese?
Inspiration in Chinese is 启示 (qǐ shì). You can also say 启发 (qǐ fā).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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