Chinese word

晕车

Pronunciation

Pinyinyùn chē

Meaning

  • verbget carsick

Example

我坐车会晕车。wǒ zuò chē huì yùn chē

I get carsick when I ride in a car.

Illustration for 晕车 (get carsick)

More examples

他开长途车从不晕车，常帮朋友当司机。tā kāi cháng tú chē cóng bú yùn chē cháng bāng péng yǒu dāng sī jī

He never gets carsick when driving long distances and often helps his friends by driving.

Core concept

A vehicle's movement triggers dizziness and nausea, making travel itself feel physically unsettling.

Common phrases

  • 坐车时会晕车zuò chē shí huì yùn chē

    get carsick while riding in a car

  • 长时间坐车会晕车cháng shí jiān zuò chē huì yùn chē

    get carsick on long car rides

  • 车一颠簸就晕车chē yì diān bǒ jiù yùn chē

    get carsick whenever the car jolts

Similar words

恶心ě xīn: Having a sick feeling in the stomach that may cause vomiting.
晕机yūn jī: Having dizziness and nausea during a flight, often from movement or air pressure.
晕船yùn chuán: Having dizziness and nausea from the movement of a boat.
想吐xiǎng tǔ: Wanting to vomit because of strong nausea.

Definition in Chinese

乘坐汽车、公交、火车等交通工具时出现头晕、恶心甚至想吐的生理反应。chéng zuò qì chē gōng jiāo huǒ chē děng jiāo tōng gōng jù shí chū xiàn tóu yūn ě xīn shèn zhì xiǎng tǔ de shēng lí fǎn yìng

Word origin

晕 (yùn, "dizzy or sick") + 车 (chē, "vehicle") forms a word for the physical reaction caused by riding in a vehicle.

Usage tips

  • Chinese can place the word directly after the subject as a verb-like predicate, while English normally expresses the same idea with get plus an adjective.

Other meanings

  • get motion sickverb

Related words

  • 晕车药yùn chē yàomotion sickness medicinenoun
  • 头晕tóu yūndizzyadjective

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