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    Expressing "to wake someone up" with 叫醒 (jiàoxǐng)

    Actions & Events
    Causation

    Structure

    Subject + 把/将 + Person + 叫醒

    Explanation

    叫醒 (jiàoxǐng) means "to wake someone up." It is a resultative verb compound where 叫 (to call) combines with 醒 (awake) to express successfully rousing someone from sleep.

    Examples

    • 明天早上六点叫醒我。

      Míngtiān zǎoshang liù diǎn jiào xǐng wǒ.

      Wake me up at six o'clock tomorrow morning.

    • 妈妈每天都叫醒我去上学。

      Māma měi tiān dōu jiào xǐng wǒ qù shàngxué.

      Mom wakes me up every day to go to school.

    • 闹钟响了好几次才把他叫醒。

      Nàozhōng xiǎng le hǎo jǐ cì cái bǎ tā jiào xǐng.

      The alarm went off several times before it finally woke him up.

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