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Definition(s) for: 恍然大悟

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
恍然大悟 huǎng rán - dà wù - (idiom) to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 9 32,014 17,457 14,420

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
huǎng- (bound form) in a hazy state of mind
- (bound form) to snap out of that state
- used in 恍如[huang3ru2] and 恍若[huang3ruo4]
huǎng- variant of 恍[huang3]
rán- correct
- right
- so
- thus
- like this
- -ly
- big; large; great
- older (than another person)
- eldest (as in 大姐[da4jie3])
- greatly; freely; fully
- (dialect) father
- (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
dài- see 大夫[dai4 fu5]
- to comprehend
- to apprehend
- to become aware

Other Words Containing 恍然大悟

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
恍然大悟 6 9 32,014 17,457 14,420