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唤起

huàn qǐ
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. to waken (to action)
  2. 2. to rouse (the masses)
  3. 3. to evoke (attention, recollection etc)

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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沉睡
chén shuì

to be fast asleep

唤起沉睡的记忆 vs. 让记忆沉睡

Related words

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引发
yǐn fā

to lead to

唤起/引发思考或讨论

Synonyms

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唤醒
huàn xǐng

to wake sb

唤起/唤醒回忆或情感
激起
jī qǐ

to arouse

唤起/激起兴趣或反应

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with abstract objects like 回忆 (memories), 注意 (attention), 兴趣 (interest).

Common mistakes

唤起 cannot be used for waking someone from sleep; use 叫醒 or 唤醒 for that.

Example Sentences

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这首歌 唤起 了我童年的回忆。
This song evoked my childhood memories.

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Child Words of 唤起

起
qǐ

(for groups or occurrences) instance, time

唤
huàn

to call