HSK 6 · Ideas

启示 qǐshì “inspiration” in Chinese

Traditional 啟示

What 启示 means

  1. inspiration
  2. revelation
  3. to inspire
  4. to reveal
  5. to enlighten
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • enlightenment
  • illumination
  • moral (of a story etc)

How to say 启示

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale启qǐ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale示shì4th tone, falling

启示 in a sentence

  1. 这个故事给了我很大的启示。

    Zhè ge gùshi gěi le wǒ hěn dà de qǐshì.

    This story was a real eye-opener for me.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 大自然给了科学家很多启示。

    Dàzìrán gěi le kēxuéjiā hěn duō qǐshì.

    Nature has given scientists a lot of inspiration.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 启示 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 启 (qǐ) with each of its parts in a different colour
启qǐto open
  • 户door · hù
  • 口mouth · kǒu
The character 示 (shì) with each of its parts in a different colour
示shìto show
  • 二two · èr
  • 小small · xiǎo

How to write 启示

启 7 strokes · 示 5 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

启示 (qǐshì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 启示 (qǐshì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 启示

Words with 启

启发qǐfā · to inspire启蒙qǐméng · to enlighten启事qǐshì · notice启程qǐchéng · to set out (on a journey)

Words with 示

表示biǎoshì · to express出示chūshì · to show显示xiǎnshì · to show暗示ànshì · to hint示意shìyì · to signal提示tíshì · to prompt指示zhǐshì · to instruct展示zhǎnshì · to display示范shìfàn · to demonstrate请示qǐngshì · to ask for instructions

More words: Ideas & Concepts

情理qínglǐ · reason倾向qīngxiàng · tendency情形qíngxing · situation气势qìshì · momentum齐心协力qíxīnxiélì · to work together起源qǐyuán · origin全局quánjú · overall situation圈套quāntào · trap

FAQs

启示 (qǐshì) means “inspiration” or “revelation”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it qǐshì: qǐ with a 3rd tone, then shì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 启示 is written 啟示. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type qishi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 启示 from the suggestions. Typing qishi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
启示 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.