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What does 启发 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

启发 qǐfā

inspiration; to inspire; to enlighten

Its characters

  1. 启 qǐ to enlighten (as in 启发)
  2. 发 fā to send

In a sentence

老师善于启发学生思考。 The teacher is good at inspiring students to think.

起源,有一个流传很广的传说:武当山上的道士张三丰看见一只鸟和一条蛇打斗,从中受到启发,创立了这套拳法。

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