xīng xīng

惺惺 (xīng xīng) is a Chinese word meaning “(literary) awake; (literary) intelligent; clever”.

Meanings

  1. 1(literary) awake
  2. 2(literary) intelligent; clever

Characters in 惺惺

惺xīng · (literary) to come to one's senses; to awaken惺xīng · (literary) to come to one's senses; to awaken

Related words

假惺惺(of an expression of sympathy) insincere; phony惺(literary) to come to one's senses; to awaken惺忪drowsy-eyed惺惺作态(idiom) to put on an act惺惺相惜lit. people of talent appreciate one another (idiom)睡眼惺忪(idiom) sleepy-eyed; still half asleep惺惺惜惺惺see 惺惺相惜[xing1 xing1 xiang1 xi1]惺松variant of 惺忪[xing1 song1]

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