啟蒙 [启－]

Jyutping kai2 mung4
Pinyin qǐ méng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  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
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to enlighten; to free somebody from prejudice or superstition
    • 思想啟蒙
      思想启蒙
      sī xiǎng qǐ méng
      ideological enlightenment
  2. verb
    to impart rudimentary knowledge to beginners; to initiate
    • 啟蒙教育
      启蒙教育
      qǐ méng jiào yù
      formative education
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    启蒙
    啟蒙
    qǐ méng
    • to impart rudimentary knowledge to beginners
  2. Mandarin
    思想启蒙
    思想啟蒙
    sī xiǎng qǐ méng
    • ideological enlightenment
  3. Mandarin
    启蒙教育
    啟蒙教育
    qǐ méng jiào yù
    • formative education