| 启蒙 | qǐ méng | to instruct the young / to initiate / to awake sb from ignorance / to free sb from prejudice or superstition / primer / enlightened / the Enlightenment / Western learning from the late Qing dynasty |   |
| 开明 | kāi míng | enlightened / open-minded / enlightenment | |
| 有道 | yǒu dào | to have attained the Way / (of a government or a ruler) enlightened / wise and just | |
| 圣明 | shèng míng | enlightened sage / brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler) | |
| 见教 | jiàn jiào | I have been enlightened by your teaching (humble) | |
| 开悟 | kāi wù | to become enlightened (Buddhism) | |
| 不愤不启 | bù fèn bù qǐ | a student shall not be enlightened until he has tried hard by himself (idiom) | |
| 启蒙专制君主 | qǐ méng zhuān zhì jūn zhǔ | enlightened dictatorship | |
| 开明君主 | kāi míng jūn zhǔ | enlightened sovereign | |
| 开明温和 | | enlightened moderation | |
| 亲炙 | qīn zhì | to be enlightened by direct contact with sb | |
| 兼听则明，偏信则暗 | jiān tīng zé míng , piān xìn zé àn | listen to both sides and you will be enlightened / heed only one side and you will remain ignorant (idiom) | |
| 悟道 | wù dào | to comprehend the truth / to become enlightened | |
