启蒙 meaning and pronunciation

启蒙
Simplified word
啓蒙
Traditional word

启蒙 English definition

qǐ méng

  • to instruct the young
  • to initiate
  • to awake sb from ignorance
  • to free sb from prejudice or superstition
  • primer
  • enlightened
  • the Enlightenment
  • Western learning from the late Qing dynasty

HSK level


Characters

  • (qǐ): to open; to start; to initiate; to enlighten or awaken; to state; to inform;
  • (méng): to cover; ignorant; to suffer (misfortune); to receive (a favor); to cheat;