启蒙 (啟蒙)
qǐ méng
Pinyin

Definition

启蒙 (啟蒙)
 - 
qǐ méng
  1. to instruct the young
  2. to initiate
  3. to awake sb from ignorance
  4. to free sb from prejudice or superstition
  5. primer
  6. enlightened
  7. the Enlightenment
  8. Western learning from the late Qing dynasty
启蒙 (啟矇)
 - 
qǐ méng
  1. variant of 啟蒙|启蒙[qǐ méng]
  2. to instruct the young

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

qǐ dòng
  1. 1 to start (a machine)
  2. 2 (fig.) to set in motion
  3. 3 to launch (an operation)
  4. 4 to activate (a plan)
qǐ chéng
  1. 1 to set out on a journey
mēng
  1. 1 to deceive
  2. 2 to cheat
  3. 3 to hoodwink
  4. 4 to make a wild guess
kāi qǐ
  1. 1 to open
  2. 2 to start
  3. 3 (computing) to enable
  1. 1 Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yǔ], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[Xià Cháo] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)

Idioms (6)

不愤不启
bù fèn bù qǐ
  1. 1 a student shall not be enlightened until he has tried hard by himself (idiom)
承前启后
chéng qián qǐ hòu
  1. 1 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
  2. 2 forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
殷忧启圣
yīn yōu qǐ shèng
  1. 1 deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom)
  2. 2 storms make oaks take deeper root
蒙在鼓里
méng zài gǔ lǐ
  1. 1 lit. kept inside a drum (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. completely in the dark
羞于启齿
xiū yú qǐ chǐ
  1. 1 to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)