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昏头涨脑

Word · Adjective · VerbTraditional昏

dizzy; confused; foolish; dark

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Meanings

4 senses · 9 examples
1.

adjective

dizzy; muddled; confused

neutral

Describes a physical or mental state.

Wǒ我
tóu头
hěn很
hūn昏
 ,
xū需
yào要
xiū休
xī息
yī一
xià下
 。

I'm very dizzy and need to rest for a bit.

Tā他
zuó昨
wǎn晚
méi没
shuì睡
hǎo好
 ,
yī一
zhěng整
tiān天
dōu都
hūn昏
hūn昏
chén沉
chén沉
de的
 。

He didn't sleep well last night and has been groggy all day.

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Bié别
bǎ把
wǒ我
wèn问
hūn昏
le了
 。

Don't confuse me with your questions.

2.

adjective

foolish; stupid; unwise

neutral

Often describes poor judgment.

Tā他
zuò做
le了
gè个
hūn昏
tóu头
de的
jué决
dìng定
 。

He made a foolish decision.

Jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
hūn昏
zhāo招
 !

That's a downright stupid move!

3.

adjective

dark; dim; dusky

literary

Archaic or literary usage for describing darkness, often '黄昏' (dusk).

Tiān天
sè色
yǐ已
hūn昏
 。

The sky has grown dark.

Zài在
hūn昏
àn暗
de的
dēng灯
guāng光
xià下
kàn看
shū书
 。

Reading under dim light.

4.

verb

to lose consciousness; to faint

neutral

Often in compounds.

Tā他
tīng听
dào到
huài坏
xiāo消
xī息
hòu后
hūn昏
le了
guò过
qù去
 。

He fainted upon hearing the bad news.

Bìng病
rén人
hūn昏
shuì睡
bù不
xǐng醒
 。

The patient is in a coma.