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title: "Juexing Meaning: 觉醒 (juéxǐng) Means “to awaken”"
description: "觉醒 (traditional 覺醒, juéxǐng) means “to awaken; to come to a realization; awakening”. Hear its tones, see what 觉 and 醒 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juexing"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 觉醒 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

觉醒 juéxǐng

## to awaken; to come to a realization; awakening

## Its characters

1. 觉 jué to feel
2. 醒 xǐng to be aware

## In a sentence

读完这本书，她仿佛突然觉醒了。 After reading this book, she seemed to suddenly wake up.

[More about 觉醒](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%A7%89%E9%86%92)

## More words with 觉 or 醒

- [不知不觉 bùzhī-bùjué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buzhibujue)
- [察觉 chájué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chajue)
- [感觉 gǎnjué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganjue)
- [唤醒 huànxǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huanxing)
- [觉得 juéde](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juede)
- [视觉 shìjué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shijue)
- [睡觉 shuìjiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shuijiao)
- [提醒 tíxǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tixing)
- [自觉 zìjué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zijue)

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