huǎng恍dimlyrán然thusdà大greatlywù悟understand
To suddenly realize; to wake up to the truth.
Literal meaning
dimly (恍) — thus (然) — greatly (大) — understand (悟)
Origin
A classical four-character phrase describing a sudden enlightenment.
Examples
Tīng听le了tā他de的jiě解shì释，wǒ我cái才huǎng恍rán然dà大wù悟。
After listening to his explanation, I suddenly understood.
Kàn看dào到zhào照piàn片，tā他huǎng恍rán然dà大wù悟，xiǎng想qǐ起le了yǐ以qián前de的shì事qing情。
Seeing the photo, he suddenly realized and remembered the past.
Usage & nuances
Describes a moment of sudden understanding or realization.
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