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Realization, Reality and Authenticity

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ID: QW0149 Intermediate
Sounds like the topic of a philosophy class, not an episode of Qing Wen, right? Well maybe the team will be delving a bit into philosophical issues but mostly they'll be focusing on clearing up the confusion surrounding the notion of realization, or 意识到 [yìshidào], in Chinese. Learners often mistake this with other similar words, so John, Connie and Liliana are here today to set the record straight.
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
地道的中文
dìdao 地道de 的Zhōngwén 中文
Authentic Chinese.
意识到
yìshi dào 意识到
To come to a realization.
你意识到自己的错误了吗
nǐ 你yìshi dào 意识到zìjǐ 自己de 的cuòwù 错误le 了ma 吗
Have you realized your mistake?
工作以后我才意识到知识的重要性
gōngzuò 工作yǐhòu 以后wǒ 我cái 才yìshi dào 意识到zhīshi 知识de 的zhòngyàoxìng 重要性
After working, I finally realized the importance of knowledge.
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