启蒙 qǐ méng

to instruct the young; to awake sb from ignorance

Word data

HSK 6
Frequency 25488th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to instruct the young
  2. 2. to awake sb from ignorance
  3. 3. to initiate
  4. 4. primer
  5. 5. to free sb from prejudice or superstition
  6. 6. enlightened
  7. 7. the Enlightenment
  8. 8. Western learning from the late Qing dynasty
  9. 9. variant of qǐ méng

Characters

Character Meaning
to start; to open; to initiate
to cover; to cheat; ignorant