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苏 sū

to awaken, to revive, to resurrect; used in transliterations

Strokes
7
Level
HSK 6
Radical
艹
Traditional
甦
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 艹办 ⿱艹办

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  1. 病人终于苏醒过来了。
    Bìngrén zhōngyú sūxǐng guòlai le.
    The patient finally regained consciousness.
    patient finally wake-up over-come (particle)
  2. 他什么时候才能苏醒？
    Tā shénme shíhou cái néng sūxǐng?
    When will he be able to wake up?
    he what time only-then can wake-up
  3. 医生，请尽快让她苏醒过来。
    Yīshēng, qǐng jǐnkuài ràng tā sūxǐng guòlai.
    Doctor, please help her wake up as soon as possible.
    doctor, please as-soon-as-possible let her wake-up over-come
  4. 三天了，他还没有苏醒。
    Sān tiān le, tā hái méiyǒu sūxǐng.
    Three days have passed, and he still hasn't woken up.
    three day (particle), he still not-have wake-up
  5. 昏迷了一个星期后，他终于慢慢苏醒了过来。
    Hūnmíle yí ge xīngqī hòu, tā zhōngyú mànmàn sūxǐngle guòlai.
    After being in a coma for a week, he finally slowly regained consciousness.
    coma (particle) one (measure) week after, he finally slowly wake-up (particle) over-come

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