叫
醒

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The word 叫醒 is formed by combining two characters: 叫, which means "to call" or "to shout", and 醒, which means "to wake up". It is a logical, action-result compound where the first character denotes the method (calling) and the second character denotes the desired outcome (awakening), directly creating the concept of "to wake someone up by calling".

Example Sentences Hide

妈妈叫醒了我。

Māma jiàoxǐngle wǒ.

Mom woke me up.

每天早上七点，闹钟会叫醒我。

Měitiān zǎoshang qī diǎn, nàozhōng huì jiàoxǐng wǒ.

Every day at 7 AM, the alarm clock wakes me up.

为了赶上早班飞机，他让酒店叫醒他。

Wèile gǎnshàng zǎobān fēijī, tā ràng jiǔdiàn jiàoxǐng tā.

In order to catch the early flight, he asked the hotel to wake him up.

如果明天早上我没起床，请记得叫醒我。

Rúguǒ míngtiān zǎoshang wǒ méi qǐchuáng, qǐng jìde jiàoxǐng wǒ.

If I don't get up tomorrow morning, please remember to wake me.

那场突如其来的暴雨，仿佛叫醒了沉睡的城市。

Nà chǎng tú rán qí lái de bàoyǔ, fǎngfú jiàoxǐngle chénshuì de chéngshì.

That sudden heavy rain seemed to wake the sleeping city.

Word Definition - 叫醒

jiào xǐng to awaken; to wake sb up; to rouse

Individual Character Details

叫 jiào, jiào
醒 xǐng