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HSK
7-9

to suddenly realize

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

huang3ran2da4wu4 huǎngrándàwù

Meaning


Primary

to suddenly realize

Alternatives

suddenly realize, suddenly realizes, suddenly realizing, suddenly realized

Mnemonic


恍然大悟 To suddenly realize is to 恍 suddenly 悟 realize in a 大 big way something is 然 so.

Usage


他 听 了 老师 的 解释, 恍然大悟。

He suddenly realized after listening to the teacher's explanation.

她 恍然大悟, 原来 是 自己 搞错 了。

She suddenly realized that she had made a mistake.

事情 到 了 这里, 我 才 恍然大悟。

It wasn't until this point that I suddenly realized.