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启蒙
啟蒙
qǐméng
1. to instruct the young
2. to initiate
3. to awake sb from ignorance
4. to free sb from prejudice or superstition
5. primer
6. enlightened
7. the Enlightenment
8. Western learning from the late Qing dynasty
HSK 6

Character Breakdown

启
qǐ
to open; to begin, to commence; to explain
HSK 5 7 丶
蒙
méng
to cover; to deceive; Mongolia
HSK 6 13 丶

Compound Words (1)

启蒙主义
Qǐméngzhǔyì
Enlightenment (philosophy)

Alternate Entries

启蒙
qǐméng
variant of [[啟蒙|启蒙<qǐméng>]] / to instruct the young
HSK 6

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