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HSK 6Character · Adjective · VerbTraditional暈

dizziness; lose consciousness

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

adjective

dizzy; lightheaded

informal

Only used in fixed colloquial phrases such as 头晕, 晕头晕脑, 晕头转向.

Wǒ我
jīn今
tiān天
zǎo早
shàng上
qǐ起
lái来
tóu头
yūn晕
de得
lì厉
hai害
 。

I woke up with a bad headache and felt very dizzy this morning.

Tā他
zuò坐
le了
yī一
zhěng整
tiān天
de的
chē车
 ,
yūn晕
tóu头
yūn晕
nǎo脑
de的
 。

He took a whole day's car ride and is feeling groggy and disoriented.

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Tū突
rán然
de的
jí急
zhuǎn转
wān弯
ràng让
wǒ我
men们
dōu都
yūn晕
tóu头
zhuǎn转
xiàng向
 。

The sudden sharp turn left all of us disoriented and confused.

Áo熬
le了
yī一
zhěng整
yè夜
hòu后
 ,
tā他
gǎn感
dào到
hún浑
shēn身
yūn晕
hū乎
hū乎
de的
 。

After staying up all night, he felt dizzy and lightheaded all over.

Lián连
xù续
jiā加
bān班
ràng让
tā他
yǒu有
xiē些
yūn晕
tóu头
zhǎng涨
nǎo脑
 。

Working overtime consecutively has left him feeling mentally foggy and dizzy.

2.

verb

to lose consciousness; to pass out

neutral

Describes a state of losing consciousness temporarily.

Tā他
yīn因
wèi为
dī低
xuè血
táng糖
yūn晕
dǎo倒
zài在
le了
cāo操
chǎng场
shàng上
 。

He passed out on the playground due to low blood sugar.

Jù剧
liè烈
de的
téng疼
tòng痛
ràng让
tā他
yūn晕
le了
guò过
qù去
 。

The severe pain made him lose consciousness.

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Yī医
shēng生
shuō说
tā他
huì会
zàn暂
shí时
yūn晕
jué厥
jǐ几
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
 。

The doctor said he would remain unconscious for a few hours temporarily.

Tīng听
dào到
è噩
hào耗
de的
shùn瞬
jiān间
 ,
tā她
chà差
diǎn点
yūn晕
dǎo倒
 。

She almost passed out the moment she heard the bad news.

Zhòng中
shǔ暑
de的
lǎo老
rén人
yūn晕
dǎo倒
zài在
le了
lù路
biān边
 。

The elderly person who suffered from heatstroke passed out by the roadside.