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意识

yìshí
nounverbHSK 5

“Consciousness” in Chinese is 意识 (yìshí).

Meaning

  • consciousness; awareness
  • (usu. followed by 到[dao4]) to be aware of; to realize

Example

语言就是意识。

Language is awareness.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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Not to be confused with: 仪式 (yíshì, ceremony) · 一时 (yīshí, a period of time)