啟蒙 qǐ méng

to instruct the young; to awake sb from ignorance

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

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 启蒙qǐ méng

Characters

Character Meaning
啟 qǐ
to start; to open; to initiate
蒙 méng HSK 6
to cover; to cheat; ignorant