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晕

Character · Verb · NounTraditional暈

dizziness; halo; blurred edge

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Meanings

3 senses · 15 examples
1.

verb

to feel dizzy; to have motion sickness

neutral

Commonly used for motion sickness or vertigo triggered by specific situations like riding in a vehicle.

Tā他
yī一
zuò坐
qì汽
chē车
jiù就
yùn晕
chuán船
yī一
yàng样
yùn晕
 。

He gets carsick just like he gets seasick.

Zuò坐
le了
bàn半
xiǎo小
shí时
guò过
shān山
chē车
 ,
wǒ我
kāi开
shǐ始
yǎn眼
yùn晕
 。

After riding the roller coaster for half an hour, I started to feel dizzy and my vision blurred.

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Cháng长
shí时
jiān间
kàn看
shǒu手
jī机
huì会
ràng让
yǎn眼
jing睛
fā发
yùn晕
 。

Staring at your phone for a long time can make your eyes feel dizzy.

Gāo高
kōng空
zuò作
yè业
ràng让
tā他
yǒu有
xiē些
yūn晕
gāo高
 。

Working at heights made him feel dizzy from altitude.

Wán玩
le了
yī一
zhěng整
tiān天
de的
VRV
yóuR
xì游
tā戏
 ,
yùn他
de晕
xiǎng得
tù想
 吐
 。

After playing VR games all day, he felt so dizzy he wanted to throw up.

2.

noun

halo (around sun or moon)

formal

Used in specific meteorological terms, often paired with 日 (sun) or 月 (moon).

Jīn今
tiān天
tiān天
kōng空
chū出
xiàn现
le了
rì日
yùn晕
 ,
yù预
shì示
zhe着
jí即
jiāng将
biàn变
tiān天
 。

A solar halo appeared in the sky today, signaling that the weather is about to change.

Yuè月
yùn晕
ér而
fēng风
 ,
chǔ础
rùn润
ér而
yǔ雨
shì是
mín民
jiān间
qì气
xiàng象
yàn谚
yǔ语
 。

A lunar halo precedes wind; moist pillars precede rain is a folk weather proverb.

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Bàng傍
wǎn晚
de的
yuè月
liàng亮
zhōu周
wéi围
yǒu有
yī一
quān圈
dàn淡
dàn淡
de的
yuè月
yùn晕
 。

There was a faint lunar halo around the moon this evening.

Qì气
xiàng象
zhuān专
jiā家
jiě解
shì释
le了
rì日
yùn晕
xíng形
chéng成
de的
yuán原
lǐ理
 。

Meteorologists explained the principle behind the formation of solar halos.

Gǔ古
dài代
rén人
cháng常
tōng通
guò过
guān观
chá察
rì日
yùn晕
lái来
yù预
cè测
tiān天
qì气
 。

Ancient people often used solar halo observations to predict the weather.

3.

noun

blurred edge; tinted border

neutral

Used for artistic or visual effects, such as ink marks or colored light.

Zhè这
fú幅
shuǐ水
mò墨
huà画
de的
mò墨
yùn晕
fēi非
cháng常
zì自
rán然
róu柔
hé和
 。

The ink halo on this ink wash painting is very natural and soft.

Zhè这
zhǎn盏
tái台
dēng灯
de的
dēng灯
guāng光
huáng黄
ér而
yǒu有
yùn晕
 ,
hěn很
wēn温
xīn馨
 。

This table lamp has a warm yellow light with a soft halo, very cozy.

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Tā她
zài在
liǎn脸
jiá颊
shàng上
tú涂
le了
yī一
diǎn点
hóng红
yùn晕
 ,
xiǎn显
de得
qì气
sè色
gèng更
hǎo好
 。

She applied a bit of blusher on her cheeks to make her complexion look better.

Jìng镜
tóu头
shàng上
de的
huī灰
chén尘
ràng让
zhào照
piān片
biān边
yuán缘
chū出
xiàn现
le了
dàn淡
dàn淡
de的
yùn晕
 。

Dust on the lens caused a faint halo around the edges of the photo.

Shuǐ水
cǎi彩
huà画
lǐ里
de的
lán蓝
sè色
yùn晕
kāi开
hòu后
fēi非
cháng常
hǎo好
kàn看
 。

The blue color bleeding into a soft halo in the watercolor painting looks very beautiful.