启蒙 (啟蒙)
qǐ méng
Pinyin
Definition
启蒙 (啟蒙)
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- to instruct the young
- to initiate
- to awake sb from ignorance
- to free sb from prejudice or superstition
- primer
- enlightened
- the Enlightenment
- Western learning from the late Qing dynasty
启蒙 (啟矇)
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- variant of 啟蒙|启蒙[qǐ méng]
- to instruct the young
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 to start (a machine)
- 2 (fig.) to set in motion
- 3 to launch (an operation)
- 4 to activate (a plan)
- 1 to set out on a journey
- 1 to deceive
- 2 to cheat
- 3 to hoodwink
- 4 to make a wild guess
- 1 to open
- 2 to start
- 3 (computing) to enable
- 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
- 1 a student shall not be enlightened until he has tried hard by himself (idiom)
承前启后
- 1 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 2 forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
殷忧启圣
- 1 deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom)
- 2 storms make oaks take deeper root
蒙在鼓里
- 1 lit. kept inside a drum (idiom)
- 2 fig. completely in the dark
羞于启齿
- 1 to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)