启发 qǐ fā to enlightento explain (a text etc)to stimulate (a mental attitude)enlightenmentrevelationmotivation Example sentences 他受到什么启发,今天怎么这么认真念书? tā shòudào shénme qǐfā, jīntiān zěnme zhème rènzhēn niànshū? What inspiration he's got that makes him studying so hard today? 受到主管的启发,让我对自己以后的生活有了新的想法。 shòudào zhǔguǎn de qǐfā, ràng wǒ duì zìjǐ yǐhòu de shēnghuó yǒule xīn de xiǎngfǎ. Inspired by the supervisor, I have new thoughts about my future life