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Realization, Reality and Authenticity

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ID: QW0149 Intermediate
Sounds like the topic of a philosophy class, not an episode of Qing Wen, right? Well maybe the team will be delving a bit into philosophical issues but mostly they'll be focusing on clearing up the confusion surrounding the notion of realization, or 意识到 [yìshidào], in Chinese. Learners often mistake this with other similar words, so John, Connie and Liliana are here today to set the record straight.
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地道的中文
dìdao de Zhōngwén
Authentic Chinese.
意识到
yìshi dào
To come to a realization.
你意识到自己的错误了吗?
nǐ yìshi dào zìjǐ de cuòwù le ma ?
Have you realized your mistake?
工作以后,我才意识到知识的重要性。
gōngzuò yǐhòu ,wǒ cái yìshi dào zhīshi de zhòngyàoxìng 。
After working, I finally realized the importance of knowledge.
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