Chinese Conversation · Level 41
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Chinese word
晕倒
Pronunciation
Pinyinyūn dǎo
Meaning
- verbfaint
Example
站着的时候他突然晕倒了。zhàn zhe de shí hòu tā tū rán yūn dǎo le
He suddenly fainted while standing.
More examples
她在教室里突然晕倒，同学们赶紧打电话叫救护车。tā zài jiào shì lǐ tū rán yūn dǎo tóng xué men gán jǐn dǎ diàn huà jiào jiù hù chē
She suddenly fainted in the classroom, and her classmates quickly called an ambulance.
Core concept
The body abruptly gives way and falls while consciousness is lost.
Common phrases
突然晕倒tū rán yūn dǎo
suddenly faint
晕倒在地上yūn dǎo zài dì shàng
faint on the ground
因低血糖晕倒yīn dī xuè táng yūn dǎo
faint from low blood sugar
Similar words
昏倒hūn dào: Suddenly lose consciousness and fall to the ground.
头晕tóu yūn: Become dizzy and unsteady, making it hard to remain standing.
失去意识shī qù yì shí: Lose consciousness and stop responding to outside sounds or touch.
失去知觉shī qù zhī jué: Lose sensation and stop reacting to movement or painful touch.
Definition in Chinese
因头部眩晕、血压下降、缺氧或其他生理原因突然失去意识并倒下的动作或状态。yīn tóu bù xuàn yùn xuè yā xià jiàng quē yǎng huò qí tā shēng lǐ yuán yīn tū rán shī qù yì shí bìng dǎo xià de dòng zuò huò zhuàng tài
Word origin
The compound 晕倒 (yūndǎo, "to faint") joins 晕 (yūn, "dizzy") and 倒 (dǎo, "fall"), presenting a dizzy spell as a physical collapse.
Usage tips
- The word describes what happens, not why it happens, so a separate phrase is needed when a report gives the cause of the sudden loss of consciousness.
Opposites
- 清醒qīng xǐngbe consciousverb
- 苏醒sū xǐngregain consciousnessverb