Meaning of yì shí:
yì shí
意识
Noun
consciousness; awareness
Tā túrán shīqùle yìshí.
她突然失去了意识。
She suddenly lost consciousness.
Verb
(usu. followed by 到[dao4]) to be aware of; to realize
Zuótiān wǒ zhōngyú yìshí dào wǒ de cuòwù.
昨天我终于意识到我的错误。
Yesterday I finally realized my mistake.