意识

yì shí

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Very common

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Definitions

1. consciousness
2. awareness
3. to be aware
4. to realize

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 忽视 hū shì 忽视 hū shì to neglect; to overlook; to disregard; to ignore To ignore, opposite of being aware: to neglect; to overlook; to disregard; to ignore

Related words

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• 观念 guān niàn 观念 guān niàn notion Consciousness as a mindset or ideology: notion

Synonyms

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• 认识 rèn shi 认识 rèn shi to know When meaning 'to realize or be aware of': to know
• 觉察 jué chá 觉察 jué chá to sense Emphasizes detection or perception of something subtle: to sense

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with 到 to indicate 'to become aware of': 意识到. This construction is more common in the sense of 'realize'.

Common mistakes

Do not confuse 意识 with 意见 (opinion). 意识 refers to awareness or consciousness, not a personal view.

Example Sentences

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我突然 意识 到自己忘了关门。

I suddenly realized that I forgot to close the door.

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Words Containing 意识

• 下意识 下意识 xià yì shí: subconscious mind
• 元语言学意识 元语言学意识 yuán yǔ yán xué yì shí: metalinguistic awareness
• 前意识 前意识 qián yì shí: preconscious
• 句法意识 句法意识 jù fǎ yì shí: syntactic awareness
• 思想意识 思想意识 sī xiǎng yì shí: consciousness
• 意识形态 意识形态 yì shí xíng tài: ideology
• 意识流 意识流 yì shí liú: stream of consciousness (in literature)
• 有意识 有意识 yǒu yì shí: conscious
• 构词法意识 构词法意识 gòu cí fǎ yì shí: morphological awareness
• 潜意识 潜意识 qián yì shí: unconscious mind
• 无意识 无意识 wú yì shí: unconscious
• 自我意识 自我意识 zì wǒ yì shí: self-awareness
• 语音意识 语音意识 yǔ yīn yì shí: phonetic awareness
• 超前意识 超前意识 chāo qián yì shí: foresight

Child Words of 意识

• 识 识 shí: to know
• 识 识 zhì: to record
• 意 意 yì: idea