unconscious; naive about social conventions
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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to be unconscious; to lose consciousness
Literally 'does not wake to human affairs'. Used medically or to describe someone knocked out. Stronger than just 'feeling unwell'.
Tā他
shuāi摔
dǎo倒
hòu后
tóu头
bù部
shòu受
shāng伤
，
dāng当
chǎng场
jiù就
bù不
xǐng省
rén人
shì事
le了
。
He fell and injured his head, losing consciousness on the spot.
Bìng病
rén人
yīn因
gāo高
shāo烧
ér而
hūn昏
mí迷
bù不
xǐng省
rén人
shì事
。
The patient fell unconscious due to a high fever.
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Nà那
yī一
quán拳
dǎ打
de得
tài太
zhòng重
，
tā他
zhí直
jiē接
jiù就
bù不
xǐng省
rén人
shì事
le了
。
That punch was so hard that he immediately became unconscious.
phrase
to be naive about worldly affairs; to lack social savvy
Used figuratively to criticize someone for being socially clueless, immature, or unable to navigate complex human relationships.
Tā他
gāng刚
bì毕
yè业
，
duì对
shè社
huì会
shàng上
de的
shì事
qing情
hái还
bù不
xǐng省
rén人
shì事
。
He just graduated and is still naive about how society works.
Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
bèi被
bǎo保
hù护
de得
tài太
hǎo好
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
bù不
xǐng省
rén人
shì事
。
This child has been overprotected and is utterly clueless about the ways of the world.
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Zài在
guān官
chǎng场
shàng上
hùn混
，
xiàng像
nǐ你
zhè这
yàng样
bù不
xǐng省
rén人
shì事
kě可
bù不
xíng行
。
You can't survive in official circles being as socially inept as you are.