恍然大悟

恍然大悟 huǎngrándàwù

(idiom) to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light^†

恍然大悟 in a sentence HSK 6 huangrandawu

What 恍然大悟 means

(idiom) to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 恍然大悟, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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恍然大悟 is written with 4 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

恍

huǎng

Suddenly (seemingly)

然

rán

Correct (thus - however)

大

dà

Big (oldest)

悟

wù

Realize (aware of - comprehend)

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恍然大悟 in a sentence

听他一解释，我才恍然大悟。

Tīng tā yì jiěshì, wǒ cái huǎngrándàwù.

Only when he explained did it suddenly dawn on me.

看到答案，他恍然大悟地拍了拍脑袋。

Kàndào dá'àn, tā huǎngrándàwù de pāi le pāi nǎodai.

Seeing the answer, he slapped his forehead as it suddenly clicked.

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What does 恍然大悟 mean in English?

恍然大悟 is pronounced huǎngrándàwù and means (idiom) to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light †.

How do you pronounce 恍然大悟?

恍然大悟 is huǎngrándàwù in pinyin — written huangrandawu without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 恍然大悟?

恍然大悟 is written with 4 characters: 恍 (huǎng) Suddenly (seemingly), 然 (rán) Correct (thus - however), 大 (dà) Big (oldest), 悟 (wù) Realize (aware of - comprehend). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 恍然大悟 an HSK word?

Yes — 恍然大悟 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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