How to write 醒来 (xǐng lái) in Chinese

醒来 (pinyin: xǐng lái, written "xing lai" or "xinglai") means to waken. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 醒来.

Meaning

to waken

Stroke order

醒

来

Character breakdown

醒xǐngto wake up, to startle; to sober up 来láito come; to arrive; (verb suffix indicating motion toward speaker)

Examples

他醒来的时候,女人已经站在他对面,还是低头看手机。

tā xǐng lái de shí hou, nǚ rén yǐ jīng zhàn zài tā duì miàn, hái shì dī tóu kàn shǒu jī.

When he woke, the woman was already standing right opposite him, still looking down at her phone.

小王发现自己每天醒来第一件事是看手机,睡前最后一件事也是看手机。

Xiǎo Wáng fā xiàn zì jǐ měi tiān xǐng lái dì yī jiàn shì shì kàn shǒu jī, shuì qián zuì hòu yí jiàn shì yě shì kàn shǒu jī.

Xiao Wang noticed that the first thing he did every morning was check his phone, and the last thing before sleep was also his phone.

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How to write 醒来 (xǐng lái) in Chinese

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