Definition & Meaning

suddenly see the light; at once become enlightened; be fully enlightened; suddenly become clear-minded

Word usage

huò rán kāi lǎng

豁 然 开 朗

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slmetasuddenly see the light; at once become enlightened; be fully enlightened; suddenly become clear-minded
- tā wèi shén me yào ān wèi wǒ ne tā xiǎng dào zhè lǐ huò rán kāi lǎng xīn qíng yě shū zhǎn le
  “她为什么要安慰我呢？”他想到这里豁然开朗，心情也舒展了。
  Why should she have consoled him, he wondered. Then he suddenly saw the light and began to feel relieved.
- tā de yī xí huà ràng wǒ huò rán kāi lǎng
  他的一席话让我豁然开朗。
  What he said enlightened me.
- yī qiè huò rán kāi lǎng le qǐ lai
  一切豁然开朗了起来。
  It all clicked into place.
synonym
huǎng rán dà wù恍然大悟 liǔ àn huā míng柳暗花明 rú mèng chū xǐng如梦初醒 dà chè dà wù大彻大悟 máo sè dùn kāi茅塞顿开 huò rán guàn tōng豁然贯通 dùn kāi máo sè顿开茅塞 kāi wù dǔ tiān开雾睹天
antonym
dà huò bù jiě大惑不解 mí huo bù jiě迷惑不解 bǎi sī bù jiě百思不解 bǎi sī mò jiě百思莫解 rú duò yān hǎi如堕烟海

Word usage

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"豁然开朗" is often used with verbs such as "觉得", "感到", etc.

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