jué wù
consciousness; awareness; understanding
经过这次失败，他终于觉悟了。
jīngguò zhè cì shībài, tā zhōngyú juéwùle.
After this failure, he finally came to his senses.
觉悟高的人，才能做出大事。
juéwù gāo de rén, cái néng zuòchū dàshì.
Only those with high consciousness can accomplish great things.
我们要提高觉悟，才能更好地为人民服务。
wǒmen yào tígāo juéwù, cái néng gèng hǎo de wèi rénmín fúwù.
We must raise our consciousness in order to serve the people better.
醒悟 (xǐngwù)
wake up; come to one's senses
觉察 (juéchá)
perceive; become aware of
糊涂 (hú tu)
confused
愚昧 (yú mèi)
ignorant
The Chinese word 觉悟 (juéwù) is composed of two characters: 觉 (jué) and 悟 (wù). The character 觉 originally meant "to wake up" or "to become aware". It is composed of the radical 目 (mù), which means "eye", and the phonetic component 矍 (jué), which is a variant of the character 觉. The character 悟 originally meant "to understand" or "to comprehend". It is composed of the radical 心 (xīn), which means "heart", and the phonetic component 吾 (wú), which is a variant of the character 我 (wǒ), which means "I".When combined, the two characters 觉 and 悟 form the word 觉悟, which means "to awaken to the truth" or "to become enlightened". It is often used in a Buddhist context to refer to the moment of sudden enlightenment or realization of one's true nature. In a more general sense, it can also refer to the process of becoming aware of one's own thoughts, feelings, and actions, and to the process of gaining wisdom and understanding.
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