Chinese word

昏迷

Pronunciation

Pinyinhūn mí

Meaning

  • verbbe unconscious

Example

发生车祸后，他就昏迷了。fā shēng chē huò hòu tā jiù hūn mí le

After the car accident, he became unconscious.

Illustration for 昏迷 (be unconscious)

More examples

手术后患者一度昏迷，随后慢慢苏醒。shǒu shù hòu huàn zhě yí dù hūn mí suí hòu màn màn sū xǐng

After surgery, the patient was unconscious for a while, then slowly regained consciousness.

Core concept

A shutdown of conscious awareness that cuts off meaningful response to the outside world.

Common phrases

  • 陷入昏迷xiàn rù hūn mí

    fall into a coma

  • 昏迷不醒hūn mí bù xǐng

    remain unconscious

  • 因外伤而昏迷yīn wài shāng ér hūn mí

    become unconscious from an injury

Similar words

失去意识shī qù yì shí: Lose consciousness and no longer know what is happening nearby.
昏倒hūn dào: Lose consciousness suddenly and collapse where one stands.
不省人事bù xǐng rén shì: Become completely unconscious and unaware of surrounding events.
昏睡hūn shuì: Stay deeply unconscious as if asleep, without returning to awareness.

Definition in Chinese

昏迷指个体丧失意识、无法对外界做出有意义反应的状态，常用于医疗或事故报道中。hūn mí zhǐ gè tǐ sàng shī yì shí wú fǎ duì wài jiè zuò chū yǒu yì yì fǎn yìng de zhuàng tài cháng yòng yú yī liáo huò shì gù bào dào zhōng

Word origin

昏 (hūn, "dark or dazed") + 迷 (mí, "lost") combines the ideas of mental dimness and losing one's way to describe unconsciousness.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, 昏迷 (hūnmí, "be unconscious") often sounds more formal than ordinary sleep-related words, so its use usually suggests a serious medical or accident context.

Other meanings

  • be in a comaverb
  • lose consciousnessverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 昏迷不醒hūn mí bù xǐngremain unconsciousidiom
  • 昏迷状态hūn mí zhuàng tàistate of unconsciousnessnoun

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