启示

qǐ shì

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. to reveal
2. to enlighten
3. enlightenment
4. revelation
5. illumination
6. moral (of a story etc)
7. lesson

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 警示 jǐng shì 警示 jǐng shì to warn ‘启示’常指正面的启发，而‘警示’是提醒注意危险或错误。: to warn

Synonyms

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• 启发 qǐ fā 启发 qǐ fā to enlighten 两者都可表示给人思想上的引导，但‘启示’侧重揭示道理，‘启发’侧重引导人自己思考。: to enlighten

Usage notes

Collocations

通常搭配‘得到……的启示’或‘给人以启示’，如‘这个故事给了我很大的启示’。

Example Sentences

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这个寓言给我们一个重要的 启示 。

This fable gives us an important lesson.

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Words Containing 启示

• 启示者 启示者 qǐ shì zhě: revelator
• 启示录 启示录 qǐ shì lù: the Revelation of St John the divine

Child Words of 启示

• 启 启 qǐ: Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[yǔ], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[xià cháo] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)
• 示 示 shì: to show